For the Plasma

A young woman named Helen has found work as a forest fire lookout responsible for monitoring a large Maine woodland. While there she has made an inexplicable but lucrative discovery: by analyzing the images of the forest that surveillance cameras relay to her base in a seaside 19th century home, she is able to predict future developments and trends in the world financial market. Discreetly compensated for her services by stock market speculators, she finds security and intellectual satisfaction in her new work, but also increasing selfdoubt. Helen turns for help and assurance to Charlie, an old school friend. But when the inquisitive and demanding Charlie arrives at the house, Helen finds herself challenged and unsettled by her new colleague, and the two girls’ relationship begins to unravel.)