In a world where realistic android "synths" serve human needs, one family learns that its new family caretaker has a secret past -- while her family of self-conscious synths search for her.
One year after the dawn of consciousness, a decimated and oppressed Synth population fights to survive in a world that hates and fears them. In a divided Britain, Synths and humans struggle to broker an uneasy peace -- as fractures within the Synth community start to appear.
