When Lieutenant Winger, an android, is attacked and his CRU (Cortical Relay Unit) is stolen, he finds himself needing the help of his biggest adversary, Jake. Winger has only 18 hours before his brain will shut down and Jake continues to run into various roadblocks trying to save his life.

Jake finds himself getting a new partner, Sam Houston, and her first assigned is to infiltrate the Del Amo organization. Problem is that Cassandra and her brothers are running it and they have a device that reads your mind. Sam agrees to undergo mind sculpting, which creates a new personality and hides the old one. Then she is positioned to help Michael escape from jail and becomes Cassandra's right hand. When her true identity is discovered, Sam's life and true personality are threatened and Jake must rescue both of them.