Side-Effect

A JOURNALIST DISCOVERS THAT A MEDICAL INSURANCE ORGANIZATION (RATHER LIKE BUPA) HAS BEEN TISSUE-TYPING ALL ITS CLIENTS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IN FACT THE COMPANY IS A FRONT AND IT HAS BUILT UP A HUGE INFORMATION BASE OF GENETIC FINGERPRINTS SO THAT IT CAN EXACTLY MATCH THE NEEDS OF PATIENTS REQUIRING TRANSPLANT SURGERY WITHOUT THE PROBLEMS OF REJECTION. IT IS BUT A BRIEF STEP TO KILLING THOSE PATEINTS WHO ARE PERFECTLY FIT SO AS TO CANNIBALIZE THEIR ORGANS FOR THE RICH AND POWERFUL (ONE OF WHOM IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE U.S.).


Genre: Thriller

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