Why was an old lady brutally murdered the night before 9/11?
* Why was a successful New York banker not surprised to receive a woman's left ear in the morning post?
Why did a top-notch lawyer only work for one client, but never charge a fee?
. Why did a professional young woman steal an Impressionist- painting, when she wasn't a thief?
* Why was an Olympic gymnast paid a million dollars an assignment. when she didn't have a bank account?
* Why was an Honours graduate working as a temporary secretary after inheriting a fortune?
Why was an English Countess ready to kill the banker, the lawyer and the gymnast, even if it meant spending the rest of her life in jail?
* Why was a Japanese steel magnate happy to hand over $50,000,000 to a woman he had only met once?
* Why was a senior FBI agent trying to work out what the connection was between these seven apparently innocent individuals?