For Brian Karan, collaborating with this woman is the most dangerous mission he has ever undertaken in his career. However, everything indicates that it is the price he must pay to conquer his personal paradise.

For Cassandra, collaborating with this difficult man is the toughest dilemma she has ever faced in her life. However, everything indicates that she must come to terms with their myriad contradictions to achieve her personal peace.

Their common goal is to find a statue, the much-fabled Golden Avenger, which is simultaneously the cause of their woes and their Ithaca.

Their common enemy is someone who insists on reminding them that when swans sing, they die.