Michael Everett - American politician, does everything for the good of society. He suffers from paranoia, and the closer it becomes to the post of the president, the more it develops the disease. Hubert Moore - a detective from New York, is complicated cases. With a partner keep a secret that nobody is better not to know. Sean Egan - bartender from Ireland who was offered some money. The agreement changes his life. Moldan George Benediktovich - headed "Center for the Study of the Universe" in Russia. He begins to learn a new exoplanet, and gives it a name - Child. This planet could be the biggest discovery in the history of mankind. The fifth character - an unknown. He tells his story between chapters. All the characters are related. And particularly closely related to the fifth unknown.