Edited by anniekins at 10-07-2023 20:47
With her infant son's neuroblastoma in complete remission,famed medical examiner Laurie Montgomery struggles to regain her confidence asshe returns to work after nearly two years of maternity leave. She takes on aseemingly routine case to ease herself back into the job: an unidentifiedJapanese male who died of what appears to be natural causes. But after hours ofintense investigation, Laurie begins to suspect that her case was a victim ofsomething more devious. Little does she know that perhaps the answers she'ssearching for can be found on the other side of town... When Dr. Ben Corey, the CEO of a promising startup companycalled iPS USA LLC, discovers he can make billions from the commercializationof human induced pluripotent stem cells being researched in Japan, he arrangesto outsmart the competition by breaking into Kyoto University's researchfacility and steals the lab books that will help secure his company's patent onthe breakthrough process. To further solidify his hold on the patent, Ben woosthe study's primary researcher, Satoshi Machita, to join iPS USA by promisingSatoshi's family refuge and stability in America. However, Ben turns to two ofthe most notorious and dangerous organized crime factions in the world in orderto finance his business endeavors - the American Mafia and its Japanesegangster counterpart, the Yakusa. To complicate matters, two factions of theYakusa are vying for possession of the same iPS patent documents that Ben stoleto propel his company's success. When Satoshi suddenly goes missing and isfound dead, the Mafia and Yakusa will stop at nothing to ensure Laurie does notdiscover the truth.
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