一个贵族被人谋杀,年轻的面包师儿子阴差阳错成了替死鬼。穷人和富人的对立和矛盾在一层层迷团和倒叙中展露出来。男主角是一个一心伸张正义的执法官,但他的调查却如同俄底普斯的命运那样把他自己推向深渊。Venice 1507:.Charged with a noble's murder, a young baker will be judged by the Doges;what can he expect from men who 've got the whole city in their hands? An aristocrat ,Princess Sofia, investigates: the elements fit together as in a domino game,and inexorably lead to an unbearable conclusion;unbearable for the Patricians who practice a travesty of a trial.They are wearing masks as they bring in the verdict.