In the blink of an eye, Jonathan has disappeared, and with him, Samantha and her daughter, Charlie’s, hopes for returning home. Forced to accept her new reality, and with all her local enemies vanquished, Sam turns her attention to securing Charlie’s future. They pack up their things and head to England, where Sam fights the effects of a broken heart with a new quest.
Jonathan arrives home, worse for the wear, but determined to get back to Sam. His hopes are dashed when Mrs. Chen escapes, his office is ransacked, and all of his data, including Jasper, are destroyed. Now he must start from scratch, hoping beyond hope that he can overcome the fault in his TimePod’s time navigation so he can come and go as he pleases, and return to the only woman he’s ever loved.