Frank Carveth becomes increasingly concerned for the safety of his daughter, Candice, when her mother, Nola, undergoes radical psychotherapy at the Somafree Institute, headed by Dr. Hal Raglan. As part of Raglan's controversial experimental techniques, called "psychoplasmics", patients manifest their repressed emotions physically. During weekend visits, Candice returns home with inexplicable bruises and emotional distress, leading Frank to suspect that Nola's treatment is directly harming their daughter. Determined to uncover the truth, Frank delves deeper into the methods used at the institute and learns of disturbing incidences plaguing other patients.

As Frank investigates further, a series of violent murders coincides with his suspicions about Nola's therapy. He finds shocking connections between the deaths and the therapy sessions supervised by Dr. Raglan. Frank’s quest for answers turns desperate as he tries to protect Candice from an unseen but deeply personal threat emanating from her mother's troubled psyche. Simultaneously, Raglan struggles to maintain control over his experiments as they begin to spiral beyond his scientific grasp. Frank inches closer to a horrifying discovery that will change everything he knows about Nola, Candice, and the destructive power of repressed emotions manifesting in terrifying reality.