Paul is dragged into a world of treachery and deception as he sets off on a quest to find his employer. Along the way he discovers their paths are inextricable linked to a stolen painting and its past. He enlists the help of Alice, an insurance investigator he encounters, with far-fetched tales of great masterpieces stolen by the Nazi's. Alice however, just like the painting, is not all she appears to be. Speculation that the artist is one of the great masters grows as their investigation draws them into Europe's bloody past. The Russian Mafia and a Nazi war criminal are also on the painting's trail.They find his old employer, nestled in the security of a Jewish community.In the backstreets of Prague two distinct camps emerge. The stage is set for a climatic finale; a showdown between old world enemies, as they race to get to the painting and unveil its secret.