Paris in the spring of 1867: The body of a child is recovered from the dark waters of the Seine. For the police, it is clear: the baby's mother is guilty and must be sentenced to death. But why do witnesses and evidence suddenly disappear? Why are the highest government circles suddenly interested in the incident? A hundred years later, a mysterious young woman begins to investigate the background. What connects her to the case? An exciting fiction intertwined with detailed facts.