Just after the attack is discovered, their chief computer engineer, LEV THIELEN, the creator of REALM, a virtual reality operating system, disappears. The company is desperate to conceal the fact that Lev is personally responsible for the malware attack. Why would he sabotage his own work? And why has he disappeared? Only Synapse CEO, HENRIETTA CROSS, and Lev's closest ally, JUDE TEMPLETON, know the answers to these questions. The series will follow the struggles of these characters as Lev attempts to reestablish humanity’s anonymity.