The play opens with a son (B1) confronting Salter about paternity and identity; Salter admits to commissioning a clone of B1 after a paternity dispute. Over a series of short scenes, Salter meets other copies: a resentful middle son (B2) who attempted suicide, a younger son (B3) with childlike anger, and later a new, apparently preferable clone (B4) Salter intends to raise. The brothers accuse Salter of playing God and of preferring one child over another; Salter vacillates between defensiveness and remorse. The play ends ambiguously, with unresolved ethical and emotional tension.
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For the best experience, purchase a legal copy of the play or borrow it through a library. Then read it. You can find it in the collection or as a stand-alone edition. The play opens with a son (B1) confronting