Jenny Redden lives in the peaceful South Pacific nation of New Zealand, but her life is anything but calm. Her marriage is falling to pieces, her teenage daughter barely talks to her and work is no better. It is the year 2020 and the world is a brutal place, food shortages are a reality and protests permanently line the streets. An over worked family court barrister, Jenny has little time to pay attention to her surroundings. She is consumed by her work at the cost of all else. But Jenny wasn't always this way. When a unfortunate series of events occurs this forces her to revisit her past and discover a future that seems unlikely.