Quando uma espaçonave americana cai na costa da Sicília, o time de resgate descobre que a tripulação trouxe consigo uma massa gelatinosa que logo se transforma em uma estranha criatura bípede que aumenta de tamanho. Ao atingir sete metros a criatura invade Roma e procura refúgio no Coliseu.
Marigaby is a medical student by day—and by night, she saves lives with her family in Mexico City's high-stakes business of private ambulances. As pressure from both worlds threatens to drag her down, Marigaby will do whatever it takes to stay afloat.
The drama begins in August 1945, three days after the end of the Pacific war. A freight train completely jam-packed with passengers heads for Aomori from devastated Tokyo. On the train is Takahara Miki and her sister Sachi. Miki and Sachi are the daughters of a wealthy landlord living in a village in the Tsugaru area in Aomori prefecture, but they have been living in Tokyo since before the war to attend school. After seeing her village does not have a doctor, Miki is determined to become a rural doctor.
