Brian was genetically engineered five years ago by Dr. Ellie Parsons and a neuroscientist at a biotechnology company in San Diego, he just doesn't know it. To Brian, he's merely artificial intelligence, tasked with creating even more intelligent systems. To Ellie and her company, he's a means to an end, to create true artificial intelligence using his genius. All is as well as it can be until the day a psychotic agent of DARPA, Jonathan Volt, blows the hinges off the project, commandeering it for use in none other than militarization. Once Ellie neurally links herself to Brian, all bets are off to ensure his to safety as his entire life is literally on the table.