Children of the Damned

In a groundbreaking study, a team of UNESCO researchers identifies six extraordinary children from around the world - China, India, Nigeria, the Soviet Union, the United States, and the United Kingdom - who possess intellects that defy explanation. These precocious youngsters, characterized by their remarkable cognitive abilities, are able to complete a complex brick puzzle with uncanny uniformity.

The investigation is led by British psychologist Tom Lewellyn (played by...) and geneticist David Neville, who become increasingly intrigued by Paul, a London boy whose enigmatic mother Diana harbors a deep-seated resentment towards her child. Initially dismissed as irrational hysteria, it soon becomes apparent that Diana's assertion of never being touched by a man is more than just an idle claim.

As the researchers delve deeper into the children's extraordinary abilities, they discover a profound connection between their unique intellects and a shared circumstance - each child was born without a father figure in their life. Furthermore, these youngsters exhibit a remarkable capacity for telepathy, allowing them to communicate with one another on a subconscious level.

The United Nations team brings the six prodigies together in London for a comprehensive study into their advanced cognitive abilities. However, as the children grow more familiar with their surroundings, they collectively decide to escape from their respective embassies and converge upon an abandoned church in Southwark, London. In this derelict sanctuary, they intermittently utilize Paul's aunt as a conduit to sustain themselves, drawing energy from her mental state.

Meanwhile, the British Army and Intelligence Services engage in a heated debate over the children's potential threat to national security. The youngsters, it seems, are capable of telekinesis, constructing a sophisticated device that harnesses sonic waves as a defensive mechanism - a weapon that ultimately claims several government officials and soldiers. Yet, it becomes apparent that these extraordinary children only employ their abilities in self-defense.

As tensions escalate, psychologist Tom Lewellyn makes an impassioned plea for the group to return to their respective embassies, which they eventually do. However, this gesture of peace is short-lived, as the children exact revenge upon embassy and military personnel before retreating back to the abandoned church.

In a sobering revelation, Lewellyn's team discovers a stark contrast between ordinary human blood cells and those belonging to one of the extraordinary children - a finding that suggests these prodigies are not of this world. As such, they pose a profound threat to humanity's very existence, sparking a complex moral dilemma that will have far-reaching consequences.

As the authorities attempt to assert dominance over the extraordinary youngsters, they are compelled to take drastic measures to safeguard their own existence. This tense standoff ultimately culminates in a climactic confrontation between the Army and the enigmatic children, with one of the scientists proposing a revolutionary theory: that the initial assessment of the children's extraterrestrial origin was misguided, and instead, their cells represent human DNA advanced by an astonishing million years. Meanwhile, the children themselves seem to have reached a profound conclusion – that their very presence is irreconcilably incompatible with that of humanity's relative primitiveness – and thus, they intend to deliberately relax their defenses and surrender themselves to the inevitable. The military commander, however, has a change of heart, recognizing the gravity of the situation and calling off the impending attack; yet, fate intervenes in the form of an innocuous screwdriver – one of humanity's most rudimentary tools – which inadvertently triggers the command, leading to devastating consequences: the destruction of the church and the tragic demise of the children.