Charlie Davis is worried about his buddy, Rick. Ricks been hanging out in Deathworld a punk virtual reality site to get some space from his irritating parents. But the kids hanging out at Deathworld have been committing suicide in high numbers. When Charlie asks Explorer, Mark Gridley, to hack into the medical records of the Angels of the Pit, they find curious similarities similarities that suggest a merciless killer is offering a brutal form of retribution.