When Paul runs away from home he plans to head down to London and a new life, away from his awful stepfather and away from all the things that make him unhappy in Newcastle. But rather than running away from stress he runs straight into one whole lot of trouble and into the arms of a radical organisation intent on upsetting the country-wide surveillance system that watches our every move.

But are the people as principled as they would like Paul to think, or do they have dark secrets?