For ten years, inventor David Kressen has lived in seclusion with his inventions, including Adam, a robot with incredible lifelike human qualities. When reporter Joy Andrews is given access to their unconventional facility, she is alternately repelled and attracted to the scientist and his creation. But as Adam exhibits emergent behavior of anger and jealousy towards her, she finds herself increasingly entangled in a web of deception where no one’s motives are easily decipherable.
Când o fată batjocorită de colegi cu o mamă bolnavă mintal ajunge la capătul puterilor, își găsește refugiul în compania unui burlac excentric care o încurajează să aibă încredere în ea și să-și găsească propria voce.