At the dawn of the digital age, a notorious beauty goes missing from the colorful live music scene in Austin, Texas. Mega-star Tom Brodie sends his bodyguard, Buck Duran, to help find her. In his search, Duran faces a variety of bizarre characters in and around the dynamic city. The trail leads to a ranch where Duran runs into a drug smuggling gang that preys upon the burgeoning high tech community in Austin. Violent foreign interests manipulate events and ignite an explosive climax. HIGH ALPHA-Q is a treacherous race through Austin's wild music scene that goes down a dark rat hole of espionage.