Detective Ben Easter is a hard-boiled police officer in a dystopic future underground city. Ben sees the world collapsing around him and is doing his best to clean up a small piece of the world, but he struggles to deal with the changing world mentally, morally, and physically. Detective Peter Willow is an aggressive and friendly officer partnered with Ben. Peter feels at home in the dark and intimidating caves and is the opposite of Ben. Peter’s tactics and personality clash with Ben and make it difficult for them to work as a team. Fredrick Wormwood is the heir to a tunnel construction empire, and he has been kidnapped. Fredrick was about to unveil his new project, which he promised would change underground life forever. Who would dare to take such a powerful and dangerous man? Was it a daring plot for money? Was it an old enemy, finally getting even? Was it a sibling making a grab for power? Ben and Peter investigate the case, piecing together the strange life and disappearance of Fredrick. Medical technology has given humans near-immortality through clone organ transplants. Androids serve humans as drivers and housekeepers, and the surface of the earth has become uninhabitable. Ben and Peter must navigate their strange and uncertain society searching for Fredrick, unsure of who they can trust. Together, they discover a sinister plot to take over a mega-corporation and learn of a dangerous cover-up.