Immortality is within reach as one company discovers a way to download a person's consciousness after death. But the whole system is in danger of collapsing when an empathetic lab tech cares more about saving the life of her favorite rat than following orders.
In the near future under Big Brother's watchful eye conspiracy groups are forced to meet in secret to discuss taboo subjects. Phil suspects that the lump under his arm may be an implant, but his search for answers leads him down a twisting path of occult secrets.
A lonely Las Vegas bar-fly with a hearty laugh is invited on the road with an insult comic looking for an audience plant. But as he watches her gain power at the expense of others, he realizes she's chosen him for a far more horrific task.
