When Dr. Elena Blackwood discovers she can take on her patients' injuries - for exactly seven minutes and thirteen seconds at a time - she becomes Mount Sinai Hospital's miracle worker. But her power comes with strict rules: eleven minutes between transfers, no double-loading. Rules she'll break when faced with two dying patients and only five minutes on her timer.
 Meanwhile, across town, Chef Xavier Quinn accidentally preserves Tuesday afternoon in a mason jar while trying to develop new pickling techniques. His restaurant "Preserved" soon becomes a hub for quantum gastronomy, serving memories as much as meals. But when his preserved moments start evolving, absorbing similar timeframes and developing layers of impossible flavors, Xavier realizes he's not just stopping time - he's collecting it.
As Elena pushes her limits to save more lives and Xavier discovers the true nature of temporal preservation, both learn that manipulating the fundamental forces of existence comes with unexpected costs. Some injuries can't be borrowed away. Some moments refuse to stay preserved. And in the spaces between seconds, something is taking notice of their attempts to break reality's rules.