Rowena Aldus is a British scientist living in the Amazonian jungle of Venezuela where she is studying spider venom which may prove a cure for ED. She meets an angel investor and falls in love, only to have her dreams and her life shattered.

Guy Westerphal, venture capitalist and startup consultant, has tracked down Rowena and arranges to meet her. His interest in her research and his stated desire to fund it seems a dream come true to Rowena. He travels with her back to her primitive research station in the jungle and throws himself into understanding her work.