Miner Liam Stone awakens X-ray vision. Framed and fired by mine director Gideon Goldsmith, he scavenges stones, finding jade and sapphires, attracting attention. Ex-wife leaves. Gideon Goldsmith and Warren Winslow (Winslow family) plot. Ability overuse causes blindness. He uses miner experience to identify stones, joins Claire Winslow, Winslow family granddaughter. Protects mother and daughter, forgives brother Saul Shaw, shatters conspiracies, secures mining rights, becoming a mining tycoon.