A Western couple arrive in a South American city to adopt a child. The city has plenty to spare. They meet Dr Jarbas, who never goes anywhere without his Dobermans and their handler. He offers them a child. He offers them a joint venture. With growing horror, precipitated by a series of violent events and the disintegration of their marriage, the couple learn what really goes on behind the white walls of Jarbas'clinic. (Back cover)
