After an earthquake dislodges a family heirloom, Rob Langolier picked it up, only for the blade to displace him into 19th Century France where he comes across a kindly bishop and a man down on his luck. He soon obtains a pistol from the bishop that launched him back to the late 18th Century, around New York City where he find that revolution is imminent.

As if adjusting to the ability to back and forth between these two periods of time wasn't hard enough, Rob also realizes that every time he speaks, it either becomes a full blown song or is tied to the rhythm of a background song, depending on which time he's in.

Eventually, Rob will be stuck between a revolution and a rebellion, praying to survive both.