On December 7, 1941, five brothers explore a shaft on a small island off the coast of Washington State and make an exciting discovery, only to be interrupted by news of Pearl Harbor. Flash-forward to the present, Juan Cabrillo, chasing the remnants of a crashed satellite in the Argentine jungle, makes a shocking discovery of his own. His search to untangle the mystery leads him first to that small island and its secret, and then much further back, to an ancient Chinese expedition, and a curse that seems to have survived for over 500 years. If he is successful in his quest, the reward will be incalculable but if he fails, it mean death.