The remains of a derelict industrial complex connected to a mysterious water canal lie deserted in the Florida Everglades; experts investigate the Aerojet Dade Rocket Facility, an abandoned solid-fuel rocket testing facility critical to humanity's race to the stars.

The Variety Theater, a once-majestic theater hosting entertainment for generations in lavish surroundings, now lies mysteriously derelict in Cleveland, Ohio. Experts investigate a record-breaking heavy metal concert performed by Motorhead on December 2, 1984, that would spell the theater's eventual downfall. With a sound level of 130 decibels, this was the loudest rock performance ever recorded.