Professor William Butler has been struggling for a long time to prove, as he believes, a formula that can’t be disproved—one that would confirm the existence of a fourth dimension. The formula is based on the work of a genius student who failed exams under the name Viley. To verify the proof’s accuracy, a special experiment is carried out in the course of which Viley disappears—and instead, a two-year-old child appears. A shadow falls on Viley’s friend Davin—who also took part in the experiment—casting suspicion that he committed murder. To make up for his guilt, Davin adopts the baby. And that’s where the real intrigue begins…