Amy Jennings, a nineteen-year-old physical science major enrolled at the local university, is having a bad day. First she breaks up with her boyfriend. Then gets into an argument with a classmate. Then stresses out over mixing school work with her part-time waitress job. Just as she believes she's getting a handle on life once more, the night brings an unspeakable horror. She meets with an unknown assailant in the dimly-lit parking lot after finishing the late shift. The next thing she knows, she's out cold. And when she wakes up, she discovers giant human fingers bearing down on her naked body. After a frightening period of orientation, she soon learns that a madman in her neighborhood possesses the means of shrinking humans down to doll size, and has used that means to kidnap Amy and make her into a helpless, hand-held pet for his amusement.
Dr. Marj Edison suspects antiques dealer John Palatino to have stolen her miniaturization device, but cannot prove anything, and fears going to the police. So Marj enlists the aid of Amy's sister Lisa to do some snooping around Palatino's place of business, as well as hire four sharp college undergrads to break into Palatino's house. One way or another, all vital clues pointing to Palatino's new sick and twisted hobby involving young coeds, would be uncovered.
But the best of plans do not always succeed.
While Palatino's collection of shrunken females continues to grow and local police become more suspicious regarding the disappearing persons, Lisa gets closer and closer to the dangerous truth. Meanwhile, the shrunken Amy begins to lose her sanity as she undergoes a bizarre form of obedience training. Unless someone on the outside can rescue her and the others, they will forever remain five and half inches tall, and nothing more than mere playthings known as Palatino's Pets.
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