In a world where corporations and the world government have finally taken power; in a world where bread and circuses are always not enough for a hungry herd of slaves, a simple guy, Mikhail Marionov, convicted of a serious crime, is sent by a jury to die in virtual reality. He has only one life left, the end of which millions of eyes of the great planetary empire are eagerly awaiting. One life for twenty-three who died through no fault of his own. One life to prove your innocence by hacking the game program from the inside, or perish anonymously in the cruel virtual world.