Legend has it that Sarah Clockwork, a great virtuoso terminist, disappeared in the middle of a performance at a large theater in New York in 1928. It is said that she was "abducted by Martians." In 1986, young Fran, using his precocious scientific abilities, builds a Theremin. He intends to use it to communicate with Sarah Clockwork, his platonic love. What began as a simple game leads to strange events that lead Fran to believe that the Theremin truly has the power to attract Martians.