
Five minutes in the future, a first-generation-American intelligence analyst Alexander Hale realizes his brain has been hacked, giving the perpetrators access to everything he sees and hears. Caught between his shadowy agency and the unknown hackers, he must maintain a performance 24/7 to flush out who's responsible and prove where his allegiance lies.
When a top-secret intelligence agency called The Orphanage becomes convinced it has a mole, analyst Alexander Hale realizes he's the prime suspect; clearing his own name leads to a shocking discovery about his past and the country's future.
Forced into an uneasy alliance, Alexander and The Orphanage must work together to protect their discovery of the hack; relying on a plan from an untested agent named Parker, Alexander and Michelle are dangled as bait in a deadly trap.
Now that his fake life is up and running, Alexander must act like everything is normal -- until he realizes that The Orphanage's plan is to use him to personally sacrifice a real mission as a way to learn more about their enemy.
Now in the field, Alexander makes contact with a Source to draw the enemy out; when ambushed, he protects the Source and risks his own life, only to discover that nothing is as it seems; Michelle gets a visit from the past.
When the mission to capture their enemy in Paris goes sideways, Alexander surprises The Orphanage by going off-book and following his own mission plan; this time, it could cost him everything.
Face-to-face with the enemy, Alexander realizes he won't get the answers he needs; instead, he's walked into a trap and given an impossible choice; The Orphanage must decide if Alexander has turned on them.
After appearing to betray The Orphanage, Alexander is on the run from the people who know him best; with Parker hunting him and his body betraying him, he must stay alive long enough to save those whom he holds most dear.
As Alexander rushes toward a final collision with The Orphanage, Parker discovers a secret message that's been hiding in plain sight -- leading to a mission within the mission that might be their only chance to save everyone and end the hack forever.