A university student with a bright future, Andy Heaton's life is changed forever when he is chosen to be the latest recruit at Blackbird, a secret government organisation operating under the noses of MI6. After being subjected to the latest in mind manipulation techniques, Andy is deployed to the USA, assuming a new identity in a new life, but his old life soon catches up with him in the shape of his former crush. Can she help Andy remember his old self, or will the power of Blackbird be too much even for love?