cccThestoryrevolvesaroundaG8meeting,heldataluxuryhotelontheGermancoast,wheretheworld’smostpowerfuleconomistsaregatheredtoenactimportantprovisionsthatwilldeeplyinfluencetheworldeconomy. OneoftheguestsisamysteriousItalianmonk(Servillo),invitedbyDanielRochè(Auteuil),thedirectoroftheInternationalMonetaryFund.Hewantsthemonktoreceivehisconfession,thatnight,insecret.Butthenextmorning,Rochèisfounddead.