A.J., a Black nonbinary researcher working at a University in the North of England, in 1992, is an unlikely candidate to be at the centre of an investigation into extra-terrestrial lifeforms, but they happen to find themselves at the eye of the storm. Dr Guilder, a friend, and mentor of A.J. introduces them to the fascinating Dr Immanuel Paley who is a brilliant English academic, who is rather quirky. Following the strange ramblings of Dr Paley leads A.J. to contact the astronomers Lava and Dr Henry Derwent, but their email exchange does not go unnoticed by the authorities. A.J. is soon whisked away from their daily life to be forced into a team with scientists Kai, Jen, Lava, and Henry. The government brought the five strangers in on their non-public exploration of strange crafts that had recently descended into earth’s atmosphere, to try and figure out if there happened to be anything inside the alien crafts, and if there was, if these beings were a threat to humans. It just so happened that Dr Paley had information that could help.