Scott is an ex-con with little going his way when he meets Emily, a frail, timid girl. When Emily is diagnosed with a rare, aggressive form of cancer, Scott vows to do whatever it takes to ensure Emily gets the treatment she needs. When the hospital finds out she has no insurance and threatens to throw her out, Scott takes a bold step to ensure she stays in the hospital. A step that will see him back behind bars if he is caught.
White Cells is a story of two people, each lost in their own way, who find each other and love in the strangest of places; a hospital oncology floor.