A new class of warriors emerges among the Samurai clans to keep a sought-after sword from falling into the wrong hands.

Jason, an American lawyer, poses as a john to build a legal case against a pimp trafficking girls to Bangkok. Can he win the trust of a young prostitute known only as Number 18 and convince her to risk her life to testify against her pimp?

An ordinary guy delves deep into counterculture, conspiracy theories and the like as he tries to discern the structure of society.