The advent of Webmind--a vast consciousness that emerged from the infrastructure of the World Wide Web (WWW) is changing everything. Webmind seems to be a boon to humanity but Colonel Peyton Hume, the Pentagon's top expert on artificial intelligence, is convinced that Webmind is a threat. He turns to the hacker underworld to help bring Webmind down. The hackers are dying mysteriously and Colonel Hume wonders is Webmind is killing them before they mount an attack. Caitlin Decter, the once blind math genius who discovered Webmind desperately tries to protect her friend. Can this new world of wonder survive or will everything, including Webmind, come crashing down?