2071: between equatorial heat and bomb threats, the world is plagued by insecurity and its government seems to be running out of solutions. A disillusioned cop and follower of Paraddict, a virtual universe where individual freedom still has meaning, Alvar Costa investigates a murder that may reveal a particularly disturbing political project. But he'll have to deal with his brother Abel and their older sister, Elzé. These two have made a name for themselves in the upper echelons of the World Administration. And they're determined to protect the government's secrets at all costs.