The Pinocchio Syndrome

A mysterious disease has emerged in the United States that paralyzes its victims and horribly deforms their limbs: Pinocchio syndrome.
When the President has to resign and the Vice President is struck by the Pinocchio Syndrome
disabled, a power vacuum is created. Senator Michael Campbell, former Olympic gold medalist, seems the right man to calm the fears of the panicked population. But then a journalist stumbles upon a carefully guarded secret. Her discovery has far-reaching consequences.