▁Bobby ▁becomes ▁inf atu ated ▁with ▁a ▁girl ▁named ▁R ik ki ▁and ▁wants ▁to ▁become ▁wealth y ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁impress ▁her . ▁Jack ▁has ▁acquired ▁a ▁powerful ▁Russian ▁" ice bre aker " ▁program ▁that ▁can ▁pen et rate ▁corpor ate ▁security ▁systems . ▁Bobby ▁suggests ▁that ▁they ▁use ▁it ▁to ▁break ▁into ▁the ▁system ▁of ▁a ▁not orious ▁and ▁v icious ▁criminal ▁known ▁as ▁Chrome , ▁who ▁handles ▁money ▁trans fers ▁for ▁organized ▁crime , ▁and ▁Jack ▁rel uct antly ▁agre es ▁to ▁help . ▁The ▁break - in ▁is ▁successful , ▁and ▁Jack ▁and ▁Bobby ▁empty ▁Chrome ' s ▁bank ▁accounts , ▁but ▁they ▁discover ▁after ward ▁that ▁R ik ki ▁had ▁been ▁working ▁in ▁a ▁bro th el ▁with ▁t ies ▁to ▁Chrome . ▁She ▁uses ▁her ▁ear nings ▁to ▁buy ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁cy ber net ic ▁eye ▁impl ants ▁for ▁herself ▁and ▁go ▁to ▁Hollywood ; ▁however , ▁Jack ▁uses ▁his ▁money ▁to ▁switch ▁her ▁plane ▁ticket ▁to ▁Ch iba ▁City , ▁where ▁R ik ki ▁has ▁always ▁dream ed ▁of ▁going . ▁He ▁bu ys ▁her ▁a ▁return ▁ticket ▁as ▁well ▁but ▁she ▁never ▁uses ▁it . ▁The ▁news ▁leaves ▁both ▁men ▁dev ast ated , ▁as ▁they ▁have ▁grown ▁to ▁love ▁her , ▁and ▁Jack ▁never ▁sees ▁her ▁again . ▁ ▁Connection ▁to ▁other ▁works ▁ ▁The ▁story ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁Gib son ' s ▁to ▁be ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁Sp raw l , ▁and ▁function ed ▁as ▁a ▁concept ual