"Chris Bowen is the star quarterback of his high school team, and his dream of getting a college scholarship and then playing the NFL seems in reach until he takes a vicious hit to his head in a game and starts having hallucinations. Or are they visions? He can't tell. Either way, he's frightened by what is happening to him. His girlfriend and friends suspect something weird is going on with him, but they don't know what or how to help him. When a ghost from a 19th century whaling ship appears, Chris thinks he's really going crazy, but he can't let anyone know because college scouts would shun him and his future would be in jeopardy. The ghost, an old man named York, shows Chris that he was a harpooner on that ship and made a mistake once that cost the lives of three seamen. That tragedy lies embedded in Chris's brain and his play on the field. He stubbonrly disbelieves what York is showing hum until a second tragedy occus, which forces him to comes to terms with his past life. By doing so, he learns who he is and what he really wants in life." -- from back cover.