Some years ago, a child died; he was burned alive while hiding in an oven. Just a tragic accident, they said. But that was all in the past ...In present-day Florida, Sophie Nesbitt is five years old. At first, she appears to be like any other child of her age. But, she sometimes tells her parents strange things. Then, while on holiday with her father David's in-laws in the Elizabethan family home in England, she tells them tales of other-worldly experiences. Her father believes that these are recollections from previous incarnations. So, he enlists the parapsychologist Professor Haraldsson to prove that her experiences are signs of reincarnation. The tales she tells speak of many things; they speak of an ancient cult that practiced human sacrifice by fire, and of murder. In one, she recalls the murderer's name, and the place where the crime took place. The professor investigates some of the details as recalled by Sophie. The resulting revelations lead to a dramatic climax, which although violent and tragic, finally yields to unexpected redemption.