British journalist Robert Lovelace travels to California to report on the social media giant Global Village. He's horrified by what he finds: a company–guided by the ruthless vision of its founder, Evan Bone–that seems to be making journalism itself redundant. Appalled, he decides to abandon the project and return home. But as he leaves he has a disconcerting encounter that sends him off in a totally different direction. Soon he finds himself embarked on an increasingly fraught and...