A young street magician is left to take care of his little sister after his mother's passing and turns to drug dealing in the Los Angeles party scene to keep a roof over their heads. When he gets into trouble with his supplier, his sister is kidnapped and he is forced to rely on both his sleight of hand and brilliant mind to save her。在2020年,一代叱咤智能科技领域的风云人物郭实,在经历丧女之痛后决定远离尘嚣,终日与智能机器人相伴。但一次意外的发生,郭实莫名沦为“杀人逃犯”,并一步步落入对方所设的陷阱中。为证清白,郭实重拾“化蝶系统”,与爱徒飞凡和机械发烧友萌萌联手追查真凶。在探寻真相的过程中,郭实发现妻子宁雪和好兄弟老查与此事有着千丝万缕的联系,但逐渐被视觉致幻的他开始难辨真假虚实,一场有关科技的烧脑战役呼之欲开。。