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