the outcry is such that government authorities are pressured to drum up criminal charges against victor. worried about security, he transfers the baby from the lab to his own home, a gated country estate where wife claire (shannon hoppe) is already fed up with his workaholic neglect of their own “normal” family, including two preschool daughters. while she can't help but take a maternal interest in elizabeth, the tense atmosphere worsens as protestors and media discover the baby's new location — as leaked by lab assistant laura (emily landham), who has serious ethical and safety worries over the doctor's treatment of his experimental progeny.