The England that our grandfathers' grandfathers once knew it no longer exists. There is only one single city left, surrounded on all sides by walls that separate it from what is outside. From No Man's Land. The city is home to the rich who have had a stroke of luck, the poor who have nothing left, and those who will remain forever young, like Jolette and Cy. They are neither among the lucky ones, nor among the unfortunate ones, and even among those doomed to die in No Man's Land. They are contemplative. Their only task is to protect from those doomed to death the only thing that can keep everyone alive. At the same time, they turned off all their human emotions. They lead an excellent life. Until Jolette and Cy meet one day...