It's 2047. Every human being is identified and traced by large surveillance and censorship networks. A few freethinkers have created an encrypted network of alternative research and information, making it harder for law enforcement to track down. Among them, a teenage girl, Serena, is secretly developing glasses to reveal vortices: doorways to other dimensions.

On a long-awaited trip to Europe, a New York City cop and his hairdresser wife scramble to solve a baffling murder aboard a billionaire's yacht.