Mason Murdock lives in a country called The Divisional Order (TDO) where he begins his first year of a three-year-long, government-run aptitude test, called Placement. Mason's direct family link to TDO's government almost guarantees Mason a Placement in the highest position in TDO politics-Prime Leader. But why should Mason run a country he absolutely hates? Why should he be forced to condone the death penalty for "imperfections" as simple as asthma or crimes as little as jaywalking? But if Mason doesn't become Prime Leader, he'll be placed into one of his home division's careers, by request of his parents. He would then become a plumber or an architect, which he finds agonizing. His desire is to become a lawyer and fight for justice in a place where there is none, but is that worth disappointing his family?