When Melody Warren is kidnapped on her way to work, Metro police take it for an isolated incident. Her kidnapping was, however, preceded by the disappearance of three other individuals, all in their mid-twenties, all physically fit, and all honors college graduates. Metro Detective Rich Vitelli senses that there must be a connection of some kind. A fifth, eerily similar disappearance follows, and only confirms Vitelli’s suspicions.
Meanwhile, Melody, awaken from a drugged sleep, is introduced to a kindly-appearing old gentleman named Sheldon Hertz, who tells her of a wonderful opportunity to live and flourish in an idyllic environment, with the only requirement being that she engage with others of a similar demographic, and eventually procreate. For this privilege, she’ll be paid the sum of ten thousand dollars a month. What could possibly be wrong with such a proposal? The answer is: plenty!
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