Working backbreaking shifts as a bike courier across Manhattan, an impoverished young man is beaten bloody when he fails to meet loan-shark deadlines for his sister's hospital bills. In the aftermath of the brutal attack, an extraordinary ocular mutation awakens in his vision. Suddenly, he perceives hidden histories, the authentic worth of overlooked junk, and digital lifespans ticking down above human heads.
Leveraging his supernatural sight, he identifies priceless antiques in thrift stores and predicts market collapses, catapulting from destitute streets into elite financial circles. He humiliates the wealthy snobs who once spit on him and secures the finest medical treatments for his sister. But his world freezes when he glances at the woman he loves, only to see her countdown ticking toward zero.
