Lena is a 20 year old young woman living in New Chicago in 2243. She is among the "Gifted"- a very intelligent, fast, strong group of people that are highly sought after. The Police have taken over the country after what has come to be known as the Fall, and hunt the Gifted in order to create killers of the Gifted. Lena has escaped the police, but unsure of where her loyalties lie.