He moved to the city with aspirations of starting his writing career but his hopes have stalled. After four years he finds himself writing instruction manuals for a computer company. Overworked, no social life, David spends his time alone, his dream of being a novelist a distant memory. That night, his brother Colin Turner invites him to a secret, warehouse rave. David reluctantly agrees. They take Ecstasy and David is thrust into the world of the San Francisco underground. The year is 2000.