The young daughter of a journalist disappears into the desert without a trace-eight years later, the broken family is shocked when she is returned to them, as what should be a joyful reunion turns into a living nightmare.

Set in a near-future society dominated by sentient A.I., a private eye's investigation into a grisly murder leads him to a rebel group capable of undermining the digital overlord. But as the case closes in, harrowing revelations begin to unravel his identity, plunging him into a hypnotic meltdown.