In a world where devices fill every home and workspace, a person's every move and conversation is monitored and followed up by a meeting with their Gardener: a caretaker who analyses every stat from that week and sets their life goals.
Leo Bachman is always at odds with his Gardener, struggling to keep his stats good. Between his children and wife, and work, it has become too hard.
However, one day the removals men come for him, and suddenly his old life doesn't seem so bad.
Will Leo discover the mysteries of how deep the Gardener's control runs or die in the attempt?