A rogue comet enters our solar system and destroys the planet Mercury. As a result, a cosmic dust storm is unleashed. The storm is headed directly for Earth, carrying with it an unforseen, apocalyptic threat. Astronaut Kim Xien and her team onboard the Inernational Space Station prepare to collect samples for immediate analysis. In New York City, Detective Max Underhill is working indercover, trying to root out the manufacturers of a new hallucinagenic drug; Halcyon. City banker, Samuel Watkins, is a serial killer at large who maintains on oppressive grip on his wife, Evelyn, and their son, Charlie. When the cosmic dust storm hits Earth, their lives are thrown into chaos and turmoil as every object made of metal transforms into liquid mercury.