Frank Mosley's second Perception Trilogy novel, inspired by Plato's idea that adults fear light, explores responsibility during the 1945 creation of the atomic bomb. Filmed on a soundstage to create a theatrical atmosphere, it depicts a moment when innocence disappears and uncertainty takes hold. Michael Morse, working for a secret part of the Manhattan Project, receives two simultaneous phone calls: confirmation of the bomb's completion and news of his wife's childbirth. The story then blends past, present, and future within Morse's mind, as he is burdened with delivering the news of destruction.