Screeching to a halt at an intersection in time, two lives slam into each other. Whether fate, bad luck, or just plain manipulation; the end result is pain. The neighbors think he is a crank, and he thinks that any nonsensical and everyday occurrence is something more. Forced to move next to this strange, nosy neighbor because of insider trading and murder charges, our heroine finds out that he is also her professor and an agent who wants to engage her in a match for information and control. Mysterious accidents and bizarre incidents begin to happen to her and her loved ones. Instead of tennis she must play a new game, trying to outwit a user under the guise of being neighborly and American, as she tries to avert mishaps to herself and those she loves, and most importantly to stay free and alive.