It's the year 2019 and the world is on the brink of collapse. Meanwhile in the U.S Two rookie cops are tasked to patrol the streets of Boston's District C-11. As the rookies get closer to the source of the city's woes, they ask themselves two questions. Do they fight for what's right? Or do they join the bad guys and become part of the problem.

18-year-old Addison Schacht, a Jewish high-school senior in Washington D.C., responds to the essay question, "What are your best and worst qualities?". He explains he has only bad qualities, as illustrated by the events of his senior year. They include collecting offensive jokes; dealing drugs to his classmates; and insulting teachers, fellow students, and his girlfriend's mother. But his classmate is killed, and he begins to investigate the death.