Big Brother is watching as Americans struggle to survive scathing oppression after sixteen years of ultra-conservative control in all three branches of government. Checks and balances are a thing of the past, and democracy is virtually nonexistent in this cautionary tale. Olivia Mooreland seeks change and joins an activist group determined to end the tyranny in November's election. Not long after the group's leaders are ruthlessly gunned down on a Columbus street, the driven teen devises The Smithtown Project, a blueprint for a greener, more humane America. But the project is at a complete standstill until private investigator Ethan Pierce can discover why the small Ohio town is mired in corruption. What he uncovers turns the entire country on its ear.