Inthemiddleoftheoutback,astolen4WDcollideswithatransporttruck.Twolocalkidsinthecararebadlyhurt.Someoneshouldhavecalledforhelp,buttheydidn’t.Theydidn’tbecausetheyworkforaninternationalresearchprojectno-onetalksaboutandtheircargoisaprohibitedsubstance. TheaccidentwouldhaveremainedamysterywereitnotforNed(DanSpielman)andJesseBanks(AshleyZukerman).Nedisayounginternetjournalistdesperateforabreak,andJesseishistroubledyoungerbrotherwhoseobsessionwithhackinghasgothimintoseriousdifficulties. NedandJesseBanksaregivenapoisonedchalicewhenaphonevideooftheoutbackaccidentarrivesintheirin-box.Theirdecisiontodigdeeperdragsthebrothersintothedarkestheartofpolitics,thewebofblackmarketeersandtheinternationalagenciesthatmonitorandmanipulatethem.Together,theysuddenlybecometheunlikeliestcrusadersfordemocracy. Thequestionisjusthowfarthoseinauthoritywillgotokeeptheirexplosivesecretsafe-andjusthowfarthetwobrotherswillgotorevealthetruth.