Despite warnings and threats, third year medical student Susan Wheeler continues her investigation into a series botched surgeries where patient are going into comas from which they will never awaken. She visits the Jefferson Institute and even manages to sneak out photos. She thinks she's found a connection to operating room 8 and may even have discovered how the comas are induced. She also finds common genetic markers in the victims. She discovers the video surveillance camera someone has set up in her apartment and advises the Chief of Staff, Dr. Howard Stark of her findings. She soon finds herself on the run from a madman intent on eliminating her.