DNA is extracted from the Shroud of Turin to order to recreate Jesus and insert the embryo into the uterus of Marie Wells (Samantha Mathis). This is similar to the plot of Rightful Heir (1993) in which Kevin Conway (The Control Voice) played a clone of the mytho-historical Klingon warrior Kahless the Unforgettable, who was created using DNA from the Knife of Kirom, a blade that was said to be stained with the blood of Kahless.