Looking to earn some easy cash, Jessica Farris agrees to be a test subject in a psychological study about ethics and morality. But as the study moves from the exam room to the real world, the line between what is real and what is one of Dr. Shields's experiments blurs. Dr. Shields seems to know what Jess is thinking...and what she's hiding. Jessica's behavior will not only be monitored but also manipulated. Caught in a web of attraction, deceit, and jealousy, Jess quickly learns that some obsessions can be deadly.