Swenson and discover the progress of her research, and to unravel the mysterious circumstances surrounding Dr. Fox attempts to persuade Marina to go to the Amazon to track down Dr. Swenson personally, having studied under her during her medical training at Johns Hopkins. Marina was not only better equipped for the journey, but she also knows Dr. Fox overruled them against his own judgment, not wanting to send his lover on a potentially dangerous mission. Fox reveals to Marina that the corporate board originally wanted her to go, but Mr. From all accounts, Anders was a sheltered, unworldly and easy-going Minnesotan, ill-equipped for the harsh climate and hazards of the Amazonian rainforest. Fox expresses his remorse for having sent Anders to the Amazon. Fox leave the Eckman home shaken by the encounter. She collapses on the floor in grief, and after contacting Karen’s family and a neighbor to collect her children, Marina and Mr. Initially in a state of shock and disbelief, she implores them to get Anders “out of there” and to bring him home. Karen, a mother of three, is overwhelmed, not only by the news of her husband’s death, but by the mysterious circumstances surrounding it. Fox to Anders’ suburban home, where they personally deliver the news of Anders’ death to his wife, Karen. Still troubled by the news of Anders’ death, Marina accompanies Mr. Swenson, a world class scientist, whose Amazonian research and development station is funded by the Vogel Corporation, has for some time, cut off all direct contact with the company, refusing to disclose the location of her rainforest station, and the development of a drug that would potentially extend the reproductive age of women well past the traditional limits imposed by age and menopause. Swenson’s research station, but to gather intelligence about the progress of her fertility drug, and to encourage Dr. Adding to the mystery and intrigue, Anders was originally sent to the Amazon not only to discover the secret location of Dr.

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