Details the experiences of the Patz family after the abduction of six-year-old Etan in 1979, who went missing between his home and the bus stop in the family's downtown Manhattan neighborhood, and describes their search, the police efforts and investigation, and other topics.

It is the first year that Toby is old enough to attend the Ring Shout, a celebration when the hard work of harvest is done, but he cannot find an object that makes a noise which will speak from his heart to God's ears.