He was four. He had a high fever. His body was breaking up. He was suffering from THE SYNAPSE FUNCTION. In twenty four hours he was "cured." No fever. No problems. But his brain was working four times faster than normal. And he was growing old. He was not alone. THE SYNAPSE FUNCTION was nationwide. Its victims were telepathic — or homicidal. And all wore out. Fast. Very fast. Two men sought to track down the cause. There was little time... and it was running out... THE SYNAPSE FUNCTION — a man-made time bomb... ticking... ticking...