Stanford grad, Milo Hoffman, and his equally talented friend, Teddy, intend to form an Internet start-up and take the world by storm. That all changes when Milo is courted by deceptively friendly...

Stanford grad, Milo Hoffman, and his equally talented friend, Teddy, intend to form an Internet start-up and take the world by storm. That all changes when Milo is courted by deceptively friendly software magnate Gary Winston, the immensely wealthy head of world-dominating, Portland-based company, NURV. Milo takes the bait, leaving Teddy behind. Arriving in Portland to a NURV-provided house and car, with his girlfriend in tow, Milo finds himself working on Winston's masterplan: software that will link the world's communications devices together. But it's not long before Milo begins to uncover disturbing evidence of Winston's unethical and brutal business tactics. When Winston's web of violence touches Milo's world, he joins forces with fellow NURV programmer, Lisa, and sets out to tell the world of Winston's reprehensible practices.