Milan in 1816. Police inspector Marco Ziani, newly transferred from Trieste, investigates an apparent suicide that leads him to uncover the schemes of a diabolical international conspiracy against the backdrop of a city in the aftermath of Napoleon’s defeat and the return of Austrian rule. His frequent visits to the main suspect, a rich and mysterious Hungarian countess, will change the course of his inquiry and of his life.

Milan in 1816. Police inspector Marco Ziani, newly transferred from Trieste, investigates an apparent suicide that leads him to uncover the schemes of a diabolical international conspiracy against the backdrop of a city in the aftermath of Napoleon’s defeat and the return of Austrian rule. His frequent visits to the main suspect, a rich and mysterious Hungarian countess, will change the course of his inquiry and of his life.