When a brilliant but broken scientist unleashes a drug that mimics confidence, his obsession spirals into a citywide crisis—forcing his estranged son and a former employee’s daughter to stop him before his creation destroys them all.

SYNOPSIS:

Victor Evans is a brilliant but emotionally scarred scientist whose traumatic teenage years—marked by relentless bullying and a near-fatal suicide attempt—fueled his obsession with pharmaceutical solutions. After finding refuge at the Helping Hands Institution and being mentored by the compassionate Dr. Charles Grant, Victor dedicates his life to creating a drug that could offer others what he was once given: relief, control, and unshakable confidence.

At just 25, Victor becomes the youngest CEO in the industry, launching Leinad Labs to revolutionize antidepressants. But behind closed doors, he begins developing “C,” a secret experimental drug designed to manufacture confidence itself. What begins as a mission to heal soon warps into a dangerous pursuit of dominance—driven by decades of unresolved trauma and a quietly simmering obsession with Josh, the high school bully who nearly destroyed him.

For years, Victor has tracked Josh from afar, studying his life and quietly hoping success alone might satisfy his lingering resentment. But when his trials drain company resources and desperation sets in, Victor seizes an opportunity: Josh now sits on the board of a powerful pharmaceutical funding body. Banking on the passage of time to conceal his identity, Victor inserts himself into Josh’s orbit, exploiting what he knows to secure critical funding—unaware that reigniting the past will accelerate his descent into obsession.

Years of volatile test trials culminate in tragedy: the death of Victor’s wife and trusted colleague. But when a string of deaths tied to high-end clients from an early private release of “C” threatens to expose him, Victor makes a desperate decision—release "C" publicly. Using an inside contact to bypass regulations, he unleashes the unstable drug, shifting attention away from the trail that leads back to him. Marketed under the alluring name Confidence, the formula spreads like wildfire, triggering manic delusions, psychotic breaks, and a wave of violence across the city.

Meanwhile, Victor’s estranged son, Daniel—recently retired from the Marines—hasn’t seen his father in over a decade. He left at 18, reeling from the death of his mother, harboring resentment toward Victor, and never learning the full truth of what happened. Daniel crosses paths with Selene—the daughter of Dr. Rowan Carter, who died during Trial 3 of Project C as Selene watched. Together, they form an alliance—one that grows increasingly personal—as they race against time to uncover the truth about Confidence, Leinad Labs’ dark history, and the man behind it all. With society unraveling and their lives at stake, they must stop Victor before his obsession consumes everything.

Confidence is a psychological thriller about unhealed trauma, scientific ego, and the fragile line between self-empowerment and self-destruction.