Mel Buckworth, dependable family man, loses his manufacturingjob through recession. Having lost his sense of purpose his pridesidelines him as he discerns his lack of digital skills so apparent inhis children’s generation. He is galled by his daughter Dani’suniversity friend, Stanley Best, who is about to achieve fame in thefields of nano technology and artificial intelligence. As Meldesperately attempts to find equilibrium he estranges his family,leaves his wife and enlists the help of a greedy grad student. WillBaker teaches Mel the skills he will need to wreak revenge on asystem seemingly discarding him. As his aptitudes grow he beginsto use the internet, the very thing he despised, a...

Dylan Parrish began his dream of escape as a child hiding in his grandparents’ barn and reading stories of places far away. It was a dream that stayed with him all his life and when, as a career naval officer, he’s offered a position that would move his family to Naples, Italy, he jumps at the opportunity. Unfortunately, his wife, Louise, and eight-year-old son, Carter, do not fare well in Naples. Louise soon befriends a suspicious fellow American and unknowingly gets mixed up in criminal activity. When her friend disappears, Louise finds herself under investigation by authorities and she ultimately leaves Dylan to return to the States with Carter.Dylan, now left alone, begins exploring ...