But is he the guardian angel he seems The devil in disguise Or the master of a haunting destiny beyond time and space.

He is very drunk by the time hes called to County General because his patient, Janet Shane, is in labor and is in trouble.

Lightning strikes just feet from his house as he gets into his car and he cringes, thinking it an omen.

The lightning accompanied a time traveler, Stefan, from the year 1944.

Stefan prevents the doctor from going to the hospital because hes seen Lauras future and knows that Markwells mistake will put Laura, the baby that Janet delivers, in a wheelchair for the rest of her life.

Several years pass, and Laura and her father, in their small grocery store, are being robbed by a junkie, who is now intent on raping Laura.

Stefan, knowing that Laura and her father will be murdered, appears just as the robbery takes place and kills the junkie.

At both events, another time traveler, Kokoschka, looks on and wonders about Stefans interest in the girl.

He believes it has something to do with the fact that Stefan has turned traitor, but in actuality, Stefan has fallen in love with Laura.

Its there that another pedophile, Sheener, becomes obsessed with Laura.

He does leave Laura alone for awhile, then shes placed in a foster home with a wonderfully loving couple, though the wife, Nina, has a heart condition.

Sheener attacks Laura one day at her new home, and she stabs him with a broken glass, killing him.

Laura writes several books, the second is a booming success that makes them financially secure for the rest of their lives.

They have a son, Chris, but are told Laura cant have any more children.

Then Stefan reappears, this time warning Laura, Danny and Chris off a particular highway just before a pickup comes careening out of control and slams into their car.

Stefan promises to return in a few hours but miscalculates and doesnt come back for an entire year.

Knowing the police wont believe the truth, Laura tells police that her family happened upon an apparent drug deal, and Danny was shot by drug dealers.

She spends the next year preparing for anything, learning self-defense and arming herself.

When Stefan returns, he is followed and its Laura who protects the three of them, while Stefan recovers from a bullet wound.

Stefan succeeds, though almost at the cost of Lauras and Chriss life.

Though Laura says that Stefan will never replace Danny, she does come to love him.

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