Before Bootstrap's Journey (Part 1)

Tony Nowlan finds a note buried in his backyard.

It’s written in his own handwriting.

And it’s from the future.

The message becomes a promise — and a trap.

Driven by loss and obsession, Tony sets out to build something impossible:

a real time machine.

Not to change history.

Not for fame or power.

But to see the people he lost… one more time.

When it finally works, reality bends.

Every test creates a loop.

And some of those loops start watching him back.

As timelines tighten and trust collapses, Tony realises time travel isn’t the most dangerous thing he’s built.

Control is.