America, 2036: terrorism and ultra-violence plague a once powerful society, whose only escape is to numb itself on flashback – a euphoric yet addictive drug that allows its users to re-visit their happier, past experiences.
Ex-cop Nick Bottom lost everything. Flashback dependency has taken his badge, his reputation, and the love of his son. All he has left are the flash-induced memories of his wife, Dara, taken from him in a car accident.
Now powerful magnate Hiroshi Nakamura needs Nick's memories because Nick was the head of the original investigation into the murder of Nakamura's son – an unsolved mystery. When Nick uncovers a connection to Dara's death, it is not only Hiroshi who wants answers.