IN MEXICO...the charred remains of a medical clinic hold a clue to an experiment that can change the world.
IN LOS ANGELES...a famous model, desperate to have a baby of her own, sends a detective to track down a legend...and a doctor missing for twenty years.
IN BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI...a little boy plays with matchs and smiles.
IN A SECRET LOCATION...the radical procedure begins, leading to a scientific miracle ...or the beginning of a nightmare.
What does the next step in high-tech reporduction hold for humankind? In a tale as real as tomorrow's headlines, a rich, successful woman takes a desperate gamble to have a child. A young lawyer discovers a fatal flaw in an unethical experiment. And a new life begins — a life that could signal a revolution in modern medicine...or the end of us all.