Once a successful bio-engineer, Dr. Carmen Vega is convicted of murder for the accidental death of a research subject. Now in a privatized offworld prison, Carmen hopes to earn a pardon by assisting her former supervisor in cruel xenogenetic experiments on inmates. Despised by other prisoners, abused by authorities and disrespected by her colleagues, Carmen walks a fine unethical line. Her only friend is 11-year-old Jamila, a genetically engineered girl with paranormal abilities. But will Carmen betray that friendship and her own soul to visit revenge on the scientist who framed her? A unique...