Scientists warned us, but we didn't listen. Now the world is dying and there aren't enough resources for everyone. The overseers have come up with a plan. Control the population by whatever means necessary. Everything was going fine until one young woman wanted to know more. Now she is sharing the secrets she revealed with anyone who can afford to find out.

It is a YA story told in three sections. Set in a dystopian society, the overseers control the rate of population through microchips inserted in people's brains. Everyone gets assigned a death date, and when a young hacker steals the file that lists them all, each person must decide whether or not they want to find out when theirs is.