Maxwells lange rejse begynder som alle andre - ved at vinde på flabet vis i kortspil. Dog havde den kække Maxwell ingen ide om at han senere den dag ville indgå en livstruende aftale, der ikke kun ville få fatale følger for ham selv hvis han ikke overholdte den, men have betydning for hele Palédirams befolkning, hvis han valgte at overholde den. Hvor langt er du selv villig til at gå, for at redde livet, og ville du sætte andres liv i fare for selv at overleve?

In a world that feels so empty, can one person truly find happiness? A dull land of grey, endless, as far as you can possibly see. Is there something beyond it all? For now, she can only wonder. One out of many, the population of Defectives grow each day. Security become concerned and a rash decision is made. Some of them have to go. After all, the Overseer can not lose control of them. He can not, under any circumstance, let them out into the real world. He has to keep them under control. He has to try. But with the help of a mysterious stranger, one family might just slip under his radar. One family may be able to see the normal world. One family... May be able to escape their doom.