Dr. Floyd Quillen, Ph.D. is ambitious, arrogant and assertive, and he believes that the journey to success doesn't have to meander through arduous paths. All he has to do is to rewrite professional and ethical codes; after all, he is Dr. Floyd Quillen, Ph.D. whose brilliance is unparalleled As he ascends the research career ladder, teaming up with his wife Josie, it is all but certain that he would reach heights that no other neuroscientist has ever dreamed of. Then comes Helia Heston, a graduate student with old-fashioned values like hard work, loyalty and fairness, and clearly defined ideas about scientific integrity. Propelled by guilty conscience and paranoia, Floyd and Josie misuse their power and persecute Helia. But it is not karma or poetic justice that eventually comes into play, but the universal law that all actions lead to consequences...