Synopsis

Following a period of self-imposed isolation in China, David Sandström is abducted by the People's Liberation Army and tasked with a clandestine investigation into a lethal outbreak that has claimed nineteen lives in a remote village. With assistance from three Chinese scientists, David uncovers the source of the illness: an ancient bacterium that has contaminated the village's water supply. He is deeply disturbed to discover that one of the scientists intends to test the antidote on herself, ho