The movie tells the story of Thomas, a brilliant mathematician who is having trouble having children when he is asked to be a part of a small experiment to understand why human DNA is the way it is. He soon discovers that his obsession with the question has turned his thought processes into a deadly weapon for another boy, who is possessed with a strange and terrifying personality. In fact, his personality is so disturbing that it might have actually been a victim of those who sought to study him for more than his own ends.