Los Angeles, December 31, 1999. The eve of the Millennium. Worldwide tension mounts during the final hours of this century as humanity holds its breath for the odometer to click over to triple zeroes.Is it the end of the world, or the beginning of a new one? In the digital underground of this violent and chaotic city, human experience is bought and sold as the newest form of illicit entertainment. Through these neon nights and Strange Days moves Lenny Nero, street hustler, ex-cop, and panhandler of stolen dreams. To him the city is like a big coral reef... a giant food chain. Alive and dynamic. A place where a fast fish can eat and avoid being eaten. Lenny can talk himself out of trouble fast, but into trouble faster.