The Living Stones

British diplomat Sir Colin Danforth returns to London with a gift for his spiritual mother, Dr. Rachel Albright, 85, eminent American Bible scholar and anthropologist. He has been brokering a peace settlement with Iran through the “Babylon Solution,” an established “free zone” for Christians and Jews, in exchange for lifting sanctions and allowing free trade. He presents her with a badly worn white Bible he found in Iran--the same one she received from her mother when she was five. In the center, is a list of 19 names of those who have owned it, spanning 80 years. Sir Colin also informs her that he believes he has found her daughter, Sarah, missing for 30 years. She is in Evin Prison in Tehran under a death sentence for blasphemy. The Babylon Solution is tentative at best and securing the release of an American Christian will not be easy. While Sir Colin works diplomatically to free her daughter, Rachel doggedly tracks down the previous owners, believing that when she finds them all Sarah will be miraculously freed.