Edgar, a cardiac surgeon, is confronted with an ethical dilemma over the abuse of human rights in China where he is heading a medical delegation while clashing with his wife Lileth, who finds herself increasingly drawn to the holistic methods of healing practiced there.
After being asked to leave China, Edgar tries to fling himself back into his old routine in the UK but is still haunted by his disturbing dream and the disconcerting memory of all he saw in China.
