A celebrated author's story about a genetic experiment morphs into reality, when it is read by three strangers. Trapped in a room, the four discover that one of them must be killed to save the rest from an escaped undercover recruit.
曼莫（路易斯•费尔南多•佩纳 Luis Fernando Peña 饰）与父母生活在墨西哥小镇桑塔安那，靠务农为生。德里奥水公司在附近河流建坝拦水，至使整个地区严重缺水。高昂的水价致使走投无路的农民去坝上偷水。德里奥水公司在美国境内的总部则雇佣飞行员鲁迪（雅各布•维加斯 Jacob Vargas 饰）通过精神连线遥控操作无人轰炸机打击“恐怖分子”保护水坝，炸毁了曼莫的住所，曼莫的父亲被当场杀死。悲伤的曼莫离开家乡来到美墨边境城市蒂华纳找工作，遇见女作家鲁兹（莱诺•维埃拉 Lennor Varela 饰）。
Aided by an ex-military officer, a young woman becomes an unwitting fugitive after discovering that her son's catatonic state may be at the heart of a global conspiracy.
