In the near future, where cities are dominated by rising crime, a former police officer named Max lives isolated in a world of loneliness and despair. After a traumatic brush with institutional corruption and a series of events that cost him his job and family, Max has become a shadow of his former self. However, his life takes a radical turn when he finds an abandoned puppy in an alley. Determined to give it a second chance, Max adopts the little dog and names him Toby.