Allan Kneefel

Stories about parent-child relationships, fate, and the unknown forces that guide our steps unfold across several continents. A Japanese businessman wants to reconcile with the daughter he abandoned as a child and sets off with her on a journey to the Himalayas. Like him, a single mother in the Czech Republic receives a mysterious letter with important news. A painter and recovering alcoholic meets a beautiful woman and with her an unexpected opportunity for family life. A writer takes his friend and their inner demons on an expedition to the Indonesian jungle. A priest in New York has to deal with strange dreams, and an old man waits for his son to visit him in a remote place somewhere on the Baltic Sea coast. Each of the heroes faces a fundamental change in their lives, and their actions can influence the story of the others. Their separate journeys begin to intertwine and eventually merge into one great story of life.

Genetically modified bull sharks attack Prague's waterways. Detective Kowalski, Dr. Novak, and Dr. Cerny uncover that Dr. Reef is responsible, seeking to weaponize marine life. They work together to infiltrate his lab, outsmart his defenses, and confront the threat.

An emasculated 20-something, in an attempt to prove his worth to his girlfriend, enlists his inept friend and stages a home-robbery only to be faced with a real one.

Two Indonesian students on scholarship in Prague 1966, are asked to sign a loyalty paper with a newly established government in Indonesia or else they would be forbidden to return to their country.