Angela, "Angel", Olson is a perfect girl in a perfect world. No one knows what pain feels like, no one knows grief, no one except for those who have suffered the wrath of the government. Angel lives with her younger brother, Hugo, goes to the most prestigious school in her city and is insanely intelligent. She has has a photographic memory and has a knack for electronics. She is perfect for a job at Zapp Electric in the programming department, that is, until she is framed for murder. Something as serious as murder gave her an immediate 50 strikes, in this world, you get a strike for something small like hurting someone even if accidental and Angel had never gotten one. 50 strikes, you're out, the government comes to you and injects you with a drug that painlessly puts you in an eternal sleep. How will Angel get out of this horrible conundrum she has been shoved into?