Cheaters hopefully never prosper.A machine has been invented that allows complete virtual reality conflicts to take place, private duels betwen citizens. It is not supposed to leave any lasting harm after the duel is complete. Some top duellists get paid to do jobs for others. After one of them keeps winning and bad things happen to his opponents, law enforcement smells a rat.The boss guy chooses a naive young man to try and help him out, because of his particular mental qualities, and a rather less naive woman to assist.