Maria Kehoe was a ghost worker--- illegally employed--- pulling newly banned books off the shelves at Surrat's Bookshop. But her past seems to be catching up with her, and because she's classified as a 'defective' because of her Asperger Syndrome, if the government catches up with her, she's likely to be sent to a mercy center for termination. But what hope does she have when she isn't even legally considered a person?