Inspector 'Tiny' Tears is ready for retirement when the most unusual case lands on his desk.A young girl, Ana, sits in the interview room, while the uniformed man who followed her lies dead. After the girl escapes, Tears pursues her and enters a world similar - yet shockingly different - to ours.He soon learns of a mysterious group called the Silencers, and the Transference Engine, which has irreparably damaged the fabric of space and time.As the space-time anomalies get stronger, Tiny and Ana form a grudging bond to undo the catastrophe. But are they too late?