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When sixteen-year-old Nelson Conrad accidentally witnesses a clandestine meeting beneath a Virginia highway overpass, he uncovers a conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of the United States government.
After tracking a mysterious phone number from the bridge plans, Nelson Conrad meets James Hutchinson, a manipulative government agent who will stop at nothing to protect secrets from civilians.
Following Nelson Conrad's murder, his parents refuse to accept that their son's death was a tragedy. As Janet Conrad pursues her own investigation, she identifies James Hutchinson—a man operating under multiple identities to be involved.
Determined to expose the conspiracy that claimed Nelson Conrad's life, Matthew Underwood follows the trail of evidence Nelson left behind, seeking allies who can help bring the truth to light.
Matthew Underwood and Gordon Shepard narrowly escape assassination when Nelson Conrad's ghost intervenes. As an act of revenge, Nelson responds by temporarily possessing the fake President's body and making him act bizarre.
Initially overwhelmed, Nelson returns home and discovers that everyone he believed had died is alive and well. However, this illusion is only the beginning to an end as a new neighbor reveals himself as Mr. James Hutchinson.
After seemingly escaping the endless cycle of simulations, Nelson Conrad tries to rebuild a normal life, but disturbing glitches, strange messages, and the reappearance of James Hutchinson suggest reality is still being manipulated.
