Big Brother is watching as Americans struggle to survive scathing oppression after sixteen years of ultra-conservative control in all three branches of government. Checks and balances are out the door; democracy is virtually nonexistent. Olivia Mooreland seeks change and joins an activist group striving to end the tyranny in November's election. When the group's black leaders are suddenly gunned down on a Columbus street, the driven teen devises the Smithtown Project, a blueprint for a greener, safer, more humane America. But the project is at a standstill until PI Ethan Pierce can discover why the small Ohio town is mired in corruption. What he uncovers turns the entire country on its ear.