Graduating from MIT at the top of his class, Baxter Stockman's senior thesis titled 'Stopping cancer, fighting mutation with mutation' piqued the interest of TCRI, the leading scientific research organization in the world. TCRI creates a division for Baxter to research and develop his theories. Baxter and his team save millions of lives by using genetic mutation to stop cancer in its early stages. Successful at work, and happily married to his high school sweetheart, Baxter could not imagine a more fulfilling life. With Baxter's success, Oroku Saki becomes very interested in his research. Killing Baxter's team and threatening his family, Oroku Saki demands Baxter's indefinite cooperation. Baxter has no choice.