Peverell Press, respected London publishing house with two hundred years of tradition, is taken over by new management. Gerard Etienne, new yuppie CEO, wants to implement radical changes. Soon he is found dead under bizz…

一名医学院的女学生被指派了一项艰巨的任务——研究一名残忍杀害自己亲生母亲的罪犯心理，在和这名凶手交流的过程中，女学生反而被警告：要小心来自外面世界的威胁。