Dr Frank Simmons works in the University of Edinburgh's medical school. One of his Ph D students brilliant loner Gavin announces his intention to find a cure for cancer & actually makes a major breakthrough. Oddly no one seems to be interested & a picture emerges of a cancer research industry caught in a desperate paradox: it can only justify its existence by not curing cancer. Disinterest soon turns to open warfare as pressure is put on Simmons & Gavin's work is sabotaged. A truly compelling story with superb dialogue & thought-provoking ideas.