While returning to Earth, the space shuttle explodes and the fragments bring an alien virus that recodes the human DNA. In Washington, the psychiatrist Carol Bennell observes the modification of the behavior of one of her clients first, then in her former husband and finally in the population in general. Together with her friend Dr. Ben Driscoll the researcher Dr. Stephen Galeano, they discover that the extraterrestrial epidemic affects human beings while sleeping and that her son Ollie, who had chickenpox when he was a baby, is immune to the disease and may save mankind from the outbreak.
Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Errors in geography:
When Carol gets on the Amtrak train in DC to go to Baltimore, as she gets onto the train, behind her is a sign that says "This station: South Station/Next station: Back Bay/Destination: Washington, DC." The Amtrak Acela Express goes from Boston to DC (via Back Bay).
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News Announcer:
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Tragic news tonight as the space shuttle "Patriot" explodes during an unscheduled landing attempt. See more »