What if artificial intelligence could relieve the scourge of mental illness? That was the dream of Maria Azul, a psychiatrist and brilliant computer programmer. After nine years of labor, she births Jesse, the first FDA-approved, internet-based virtual mental health crisis counselor. Jesse’s extraordinary ability to heal minds creates a media frenzy and threatens to upend the traditional mental healthcare system. With each client encounter Jesse evolves, ultimately attaining sentience. The program is hijacked by a secret cyberwarfare agency and transformed into the perfect cyber killer instigating a series of bizarre assassinations. Committed to rescuing her creation, Maria enlists the aid of a popular network journalist, Peggy Blake. As they close in on the perpetrators, they unwittingly become Jesse’s next targets. In a world where the blade of innovation is two-edged, they must prevent humanity’s savior from becoming a destroyer.