Orson had a master plan. Create pure water and make it free to everyone; save the Earth's geological problems (no more trees), and build a star fleet of ships capable of transporting one fifth of the population to the life sustainable domes built on Mars (should his plan have any glitches). Money was no problem. He had amassed a fortune only close to being equaled by two others. With the three forming a partnership, they had world domination in all arenas, especially economic and political. Orson, however, held the most power and everything would have gone according to his plan, as long as he survived. After all, he had already lived over 150 years. Then there was Hans, a scientist who lived a life of solitude. He too was part of Orson's master plan, although Hans didn't know it. Everything should have been uneventful except the plan took an unexpected twist and Hans is thrust into extreme danger. Through the efforts of an overly ambitious intern named Trae, both embark on a journey of survival that throws them into Orson's world and a life beyond anything they or Orson could have imagined.