Miller Upton, as it would appear, is actually an old alchemist called Buad. For many years he's been hunted by assassins, he was asked to save one of them and administered the wrong herbal mixture as a result the assassin he was supposed to save died and he's been on their hitlist ever since. He and his daughter Linda have been living an alternate life for years fearing they would find him now he's asking for help because he believes they've finally caught the scent again. Buad has no idea where to start looking, though.