Dr. Eliza Sheppard, a forensic psychologist with a unique ability to access others' memories through touch, is drawn into a web of conspiracy and murder when a series of victims connected to a prestigious neuroscience institute turn up dead with their memories surgically excised. As Eliza delves deeper into the mystery, she uncovers a clandestine operation that goes far beyond ethical boundaries—a government-funded program known as Project Phoenix, capable of extracting, manipulating, and even transferring human consciousness.

With the help of Detective James Malone, Eliza must race against time to expose the truth behind Project Phoenix and its enigmatic leader, Dr. Gabriel Kirschenbaum, before more victims fall prey to the institute's terrifying technology. But as Eliza gets closer to the truth, she discovers that her own past is inextricably linked to the project, and that she may be the key to unlocking its deadliest secrets.