Newly jobless, and now with a twisted ankle, Cici Connors feels like she's losing her mind, especially when a Good Samaritan who looks suspiciously familiar shows up with a rickshaw, of all things. Have they met before?

Stress certainly can do that to a girl. Or one too many mind wipes.

John Smith vows to return her memories in the kindest way possible, but will his well-intentioned (and very popular) sci-fi con only attract an invasion of Earth by A.I. life forms?