Officer Kate Murphy has had a tough start in life: her parents and younger brother were killed in a burglary gone bad when she was just a teenager, so her Uncle Kenny took her in and raised her as his own. The past decade has tested Kate's tenacity some more with the death of her Aunt Lucy, a failed marriage, and too many unsuccessful detective applications to count. When Uncle Kenny's DNA is found at a murder scene, Kate becomes determined to prove that her uncle, her last remaining relative, is innocent. But Kate and the rest of the world don't realize that a much bigger scheme is at play. Scientists have developed new technologies that encroach on our civil liberties, blur the lines between right and wrong, and turn our societal ethics upside down. They've created their own private army and have just one goal: cull the herd and reshape our world. Will Kate manage to navigate the hurdles that life throws at her, find allies she can trust, and save her uncle before it's too late?