The virus: Formido Inexorbisilis. Common name: Rabies Breeding properties: Travels and reproduces in fresh water and the bloodstream The symptoms: Uncontrollable violence The prognosis: Death within six to eight hours He was a genius. The CIA wanted him. And they knew how to get him. A son with cystic fibrosis, and endless unpaid medical bills, left Dr. James Lockton no choice but to accept the offer. The CIA foots the bill - and he builds them the ultimate weapon. A microscopic organism. An organism that kills. But the controlled conditions of a top-secret laboratory on an isolated island are never far removed from the world of greed, corruption and fear. A botched attempt to steal the virus unleashes it into the water supply. The ultimate nightmare begins.