Philosopher Mack Davies expected this semester to be like any other: he would enjoy the applause of his students, publish his paper on Kierkegaard's "will to choose," and surf the beaches of the Atlantic coastline. And then Carol Piccone walked into the classroom. Now the philosopher enters a maze that promises sex, murder and betrayal. Can Mack Davies harness the "will to choose" to rescue his life from someone so much wiser in the ways of the world?