Madrid 1939—the Spanish Civil War is ending. Many Republicans fear
the Fascists' revenge and evacuate their children abroad. Among them is
Elena. She is four years old when she reaches Leningrad.
Valencia
2003—who is the young woman lying dead on the beach on a sunny autumn
day? Journalist Pierre Schneider knew the victim. He knows it was
murder, not an accident as the police claim. The woman had to die
because she uncovered a dangerous secret. A Russian astrophysicist has
entered into a risky game. He possesses information he wants to exchange
for something invaluable—freedom for his Spanish family.