132 years after human abandonment of earth, Thea lives in the Becquerel human settlement in Swati, a planet in a solar system 8 light years away from our own. Her mother has been a permanent patient in a mental health clinic for two years after committing murder, and will soon be disposed off by the government. Her mothers death will unravel a world of information that will reveal who Thea really is and the darkness that fuels this calm society.