Milo Hoffman (Ryan Phillippe) is recruited to join a Microsoft-like computer corporation by its nerdy founder Gary Winston (Tim Robbins). Gary needs Milo because he's a genius and the company's next big project looks like it won't launch on time. So Milo and his girlfriend Alice (Claire Forlani) move together out to the Northwest. Everything starts out pretty great. The company seems like a fun place to work, with lots of perks. Milo works hard and puts in a lot of hours. But pretty soon, it looks like no one around Milo can be trusted. Is his girlfriend actually a plant, hired to watch him and influence his decisions? What about his friend who refused to go work for the company but ended up being killed? Was it murder?