Robert Drigson is a loner university student in Edinburgh whose life is completely under the control of the reclusive Ward Johnson whom he believes to be a terrifying alter ego. Through Ward's manipulation and the influence of a dystopian group of thugs known as 'The Company' who purpose to make a new heaven on earth, Robert spends his nights stalking people and marking them for execution or initiation. When Robert meets photography student Mary Michaels, he falls in love and begins to see a new life open to him.