Everyone has a memory they'd like to forget. For federal witness Miles Kendrick, it's the shootout that left his best friend dead and Miles a hunted and haunted man. While helping his psychiatrist with a mysterious favor, Miles stumbles upon an illegal research program that could free him-and millions of others with post-traumatic stress disorder-from crippling memories. But when his doctor ends up dead, Miles must run for his life from a murderous conspiracy that gives new meaning to the word "fear."