Reseacher Dr. Don Francis seeks to uncover the cause of a number of mysterious deaths, but not only must he fight the disease, he must also take on a disinterested public, the government, the media and even the afftected communities. The story of the early days of the AIDS epidemic. Starring Matthew Modine, Anjelica Huston, Steve Martin, Lily Tomlin, Alan Alda, Ian McKellen and Richard Gere.