Hal, a Jewish cynic who has abandoned all his goals, meets Ann, a black activist with more goals than she can handle, while vacationing in the Middle East -- where the fragile peace between Israel and the new Palestinian Republic is deteriorating. Together, they "accidentally" discover the creator of the Shroud of Turin, Azmi Al-Hasan, a Palestinian, who turns out to be, literally, Jesus back for his "Second Coming," the long overdue Jewish "Messiah," and the equally fervently expected Muslim "Mahdi." He has Big Plans, but there's one nagging obstacle he has to overcome (with Hal and Ann's help of course) -- his "Old Man."
