Brilliant, lonely genetic scientist Piggy Brown is desperate for a child, but he’s in a tricky legal situation. Dancer is a lawyer with his own reasons for wanting to grant Piggy’s dearest wish – and he can set up Conjugal Contracts which push the envelope of the law. Dancer visits The Nest, the official centre for surrogates but choosing a surrogate can be risky.
When a grotesque kidnapping occurs, everything is thrown into chaos and Jack Lee, Chief Investigator for the UN Ethical Science Council, decides it’s time to take charge of the case – for the sake of humanity’s future.