What a great plot for a sci-fi/noir novel; an evil old man captures babies and infuses their blood into himself.
With a variant: the babies don't just vanish, they disappear for a while, and then come back. But alas, inexplicably, once they're back they begin to age very fast.
Maybe they don't disappear at all, they just start to age and that's how the inquiry starts. People notice the disease and think it's some kind of virus; but a young journalist trying to connect the dots notices all affected babies stayed at the same clinic at some point.
He goes there to see for himself and is greeted by a brilliant doctor who's wise beyond his years...
If the secret to immortality is baby blood, that's one of those hilariously cliche coincidences that makes me think we're living in a poorly written universe.
With a variant: the babies don't just vanish, they disappear for a while, and then come back. But alas, inexplicably, once they're back they begin to age very fast.
Maybe they don't disappear at all, they just start to age and that's how the inquiry starts. People notice the disease and think it's some kind of virus; but a young journalist trying to connect the dots notices all affected babies stayed at the same clinic at some point.
He goes there to see for himself and is greeted by a brilliant doctor who's wise beyond his years...