The SanctuaryNaples 1750. In the dead of the night three men with swords burst into the palazzo of a marquis. The intruders' leader the Prince of San Severo accuses the marquis of being an impostor and demands to know a secret that he believes the man harbours. In the fight that ensues the false marquis escapes over the rooftops leaving behind a burning palazzo and a raging prince who is now obsessed with finding his quarry at any cost. Baghdad 2003. An American

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