Mateo receives a phone call from Death-Cast, a company that rose to prominence seven years prior and is able to predict the deaths of individuals, informing him that he is now a Decker, someone with only twenty-four hours (or less) left to live.
"Passei anos q viver em segurança para garantir uma vida mais longa e vejam só o que isso me valeu. Estou junto à meta, mas não cheguei a participar na corrida"-MT