Suddenly, milliseconds after Clarice heard Robert scream, an almost invisible form emerged from the center of Jessie's stomach. Clarice spoke to what appeared to be Robert's face, though its translucent nature made it impossible to make out the eyes, mouth, or nose ... It is time to go to a better place. scene of his murder, which had become extremely bloody, as Dr. Diller and his nurse practitioner extracted Robert's lifeless remains from Jessie's womb. For a moment Robert considered taking the hand, which was extended toward him by Clarice, as he extended his own toward hers. Then, without warning, he jerked it back. I don't want to go, Robert barked. it's better to be spared a mortal life than to be born an unplanned, unwanted child? Or will he want to live despite life's difficulties? The destiny of all mankind depends on his choice.

In 1971, whilst on a routine patrol in the Arctic, Russian patrol ship "Novgorod" attempts a secret rendezvous with a tanker and sinks. After abandoning ship, one survivor discovers the ship's true mission and disappears.

Thirty years later, American actor Greg Sherridon's life collapses around him. Proof of a fatal, alcohol-infused party in Greg's hotel room results in the loss of a lucrative film contract and the destruction of his reputation. Greg's inability to remember what happened makes matters worse.

A leading role in a Russian film could revitalize Greg's career, even if the offer seems suspiciously well-timed, coinciding with a shocking revelation about his father-information which demands Greg must travel to Russia urgently, a country still wracked by internal power struggles.

As Greg searches for answers, his situation grows ever grimmer. Thugs attack him at home. The CIA is determined to stop him leaving. A Russian undercover agent dogs his every move, while a powerful politician in Moscow eagerly anticipates the American's arrival for his own sinister purpose. Greg's life is tied to the mystery of the "Novgorod," a life he must now risk in the wild forests of the Siberian taiga.

Suddenly, milliseconds after Clarice heard Robert scream, an almost invisible form emerged from the center of Jessie's stomach. Clarice spoke to what appeared to be Robert's face, though its translucent nature made it impossible to make out the eyes, mouth, or nose ... "It is time to go to a better place."

Robert wasn't sure what to do. He looked at Clarice then back down upon the scene of his murder, which had become extremely bloody, as Dr. Diller and his nurse practitioner extracted Robert's lifeless remains from Jessie's womb. For a moment Robert considered taking the hand, which was extended toward him by Clarice, as he extended his own toward hers. Then, without warning, he jerked it back. "I don't want to go," Robert barked.

With that, Robert and Clarice's adventure begins. Will Robert discover that it's better to be spared a mortal life than to be born an unplanned, unwanted child? Or will he want to live despite life's difficulties? The destiny of all mankind depends on his choice.