Assia Donkova is a young Muscovite, idealistic and very attractive. As the manager of an art gallery, she visits Paris museums and exhibitions in search of new Western talents. She meets painter Julian Morgan in front of a Monet. Quickly, the young woman falls under his spell. But is Julian an aspiring painter? Why does he spy on Assia’s every move? And what are the mysterious appointments Assia keeps? Russian mafia and powerful financial organisations are at the heart of a diabolical machinati…