Set in 2047, the chilling carnage following the onset of a deadly virus, plaguing a broken society and blighting humanity, had germinated humankind into a civilization tainted with anarchy, murder and corruption. Assigned to maintain order, Lieutenant Brock, a covert security agent with a license to kill, but a yearning for life, succumbs to lust as an alluring female at a loose end enters the equation. Seeking refuge in passion, a sensual affair spawned in the backdrop of violence, triggers Brock to appraise the hazards of a brutal life in the turmoil of a defunct culture. But those who ride the Tiger can never dismount its back. Can love conquer all? Or does evil vanquish virtue? A shadow from a dark place answers those questions. . .