Jack Gladney, professor of Hitler studies at The-College-on-the-Hill, husband to Babette, and father to four children/stepchildren, is torn asunder by a chemical spill from a rail car that releases an "Airborne Toxic Event" forcing Jack to confront his biggest fear - his own mortality.
Keywords: airborne-attack , based-on-novel-or-book , dartmouth , dysfunctional-family , natural-disaster , new-hampshire , toxic-waste