Lowell was recently convicted and scheduled for cryogenic freezing and he injected himself with a virus. Although the virus I no threat, as it is a harmless form, the computers running the cryogenic system reacts to the discovery and stops Lowell's process. The computer detects that the virus is present in other already frozen convicts and unfreezes them as well. Lowell and the other convicts take control of the cryogenic facility and they take Jake as one of their hostages. Recent upgrades to the computer system include the fail safe plan to sterilize the cryogenic facility, which will kill everyone that is not frozen. Jake must find a way to save everyone, even if that means they may be scared to death.

David Lane is a politician, who has fallen in love with a computer generate prostitute, Carlotta. Only he believes that she is real, being held hostage and being forced into this program. David decides to buy the program, but instead ends up on the losing end of a blackmail scheme. When he turns up dead, Jake must find out what happened to his friend and the truth about Carlotta.

Danny and his friend, Peter meet Tina and follow her to a "Party". At this party, Peter uses a head set and ends up disappearing. Danny tries to find his friend on his own and ends up being trapped in some alternate reality. Back in the real world, Danny and Peter are unconscious. Jake discovers that this world is draining the minds of the people trapped to run a computer. Jake goes into the alternate reality to save Danny and his friend, hoping he can find a way out for all of them.

Jake is ordered to provide security to one of the candidates running for Mayor. Frank Avery is a recovering TEK addict and Jake naturally does not like either politicians or addicts. The biggest threat is Brackett, the candidate of the TEK Lords, who have hired Trask to sabotage Avery's campaign. Jake and Sam must protect Avery's reputation before voting ends and the TEK Lords have control of the city.