1974:- In an England beset by strikes and shortages young scientist Philip Carvel is father to the s...
1974:- In an England beset by strikes and shortages young scientist Philip Carvel is father to the seriously reticent toddler Pietre - who will one day become Arby - and conducts a macabre experiment with a pet rabbit in an unuccessful attempt to get a respone from the child. At a thinker' convention Philip meets a young woman called Milner, who is impressed by his view that the world is over-populated and who introduces him to an influential group who encourage him to create Janus, a virus which will suppress procreation. He begin manufacture but is appalled when Milner and her assistant kill the co-worker to enure their silence, along with Milner's mentally dependant husband Tom. At the same time his wife dies giving birth to Jessica. Five year later Milner and the assistant are desperate for Philip to give them the formula, in the process killing politician to whom he has turned for help and influencing the general election. Told that Jessica will be tortured if he fails to...