In 2169, people are genetically engineered to stop aging on their 25th birthday and a 1-year countdown on their forearm begins. When it reaches zero, the person "times out" and dies instantly. Time has thus become the universal currency, transferred directly between people or stored in "time capsules," With the aging gene deactivated, to avoid overpopulation, the rich can live forever and a once unfortunate young man comes into a fortune of time, he ends up on the run from a corrupt force.