Thomas Bruin. A man plucked from obscurity by circumstance, who saves his town from an alien scout team, and then makes an unholy bargain to save the world from the invasion that follows. This alchemy of actions and secrets makes Bruin a worldwide celebrity, which he leverages to his advantage, but theres just one problem the clocks ticking. Because only Bruin knows that he didnt truly defeat the aliens so many decades ago, and as he reaches the twilight of his career, the bill comes due.