In the huge city of Varangantua, life is cheap, but mistakes are expensive. When Probator Agusto Zidarov, a member of the city's guards, is tasked with finding the missing heir of a wealthy family, he is well aware that the chances of finding him alive are slim. But the people demanding answers are powerful and ruthless, and soon he is plunged into a world of criminal cartels and corporate wars, where even the guard is not guaranteed safety. As he follows clues deeper into the dark underbelly of the city, he uncovers secrets hitherto hidden by powerful forces. As the net tightens around him and his prey, he is forced to come face to face with the lengths some people will go to in order to stay alive...