ThestoryrevolvesaroundaG8meeting,heldataluxuryhotelontheGermancoast,wheretheworld’smostpowerfuleconomistsaregatheredtoenactimportantprovisionsthatwilldeeplyinfluencetheworldeconomy.OneoftheguestsisamysteriousItalianmonk(Servillo),invitedbyDanielRochè(Auteuil),thedirectoroftheInternationalMonetaryFund.Hewantsthemonktoreceivehisconfession,thatnight,insecret.Butthenextmorning,Rochèisfounddead.