In the merciless world of art dealing and representation, the up-and-coming agent Josephina stumbles upon a secret weapon: hundreds of dazzling paintings left behind after an elderly tenant died in her building. Ignoring the instructions the secret artist left behind to destroy his work, she immediately begins distributing the paintings that soon attract the attention of the heavyweights around her – including her boss Rhodora Haze, art critic Morf Vandewalt, and competing collectors, managers, and curators such as Bryson and Gretchen. But as the portraits of the late artist gain posthumous recognition, they also evoke something imperceptible and uncanny that threatens to punish those who have benefited from his work.