In a not too distant future, in a world where lawlessness reigns and no one looks for missing children 11-year-old Tag is running for his life. He's stolen something, he's not sure what, from the Church Street Gang and they are hunting him down. When he finally gets a chance to investigate the package Tag takes it to a strange curiosity shop where Deli, a girl from his past, is living under a different name with an old man. The discovery of the true relevance of the object together with news of another missing item throws the children into a battle to save time itself.