Several subplots revolve around story of mutant embryo in jar that exercises control over the lives of those who come into contact with it.
August 17, 1963 in Los Angeles, California, USA
15 September 1928, Brooklyn, New York, USA
14 November 1951, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
28 December 1960, Los Angeles, California, USA
9 March 1959, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
10 March 1957, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
6 January 1952, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy
January 27, 1965 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
10 September 1954, Wellston, Ohio, USA
9 August 1959, New Jersey, USA
30 March 1922, Vienna, Austria
September 1, 1952 in Washington, North Carolina, USA
