In the tranquil city of Padova, Italia, an old priest hears a hurried confession. An American tourist tells Padre Jacobo the horrible secret that she has just killed her best friend, claiming it was an accident.So begins the search for the killer of Elaine Clark, a desperate search that will stretch between the two continents, America and Europe, and will involve her friends, the Italian Police and the Catholic priest.But what they discover goes beyond anything they were suspecting.