An old lady is brutally murdered the night before 9/11. A New York banker receives a woman’s left ear in the morning post. A top-notch lawyer works for only one clent…. but never charges a fee. A professional young woman steals a Van Gogh…. but she isn’t a thief. An Olympic gymnast is paid a million dollars…. but has no bank account. An honours graduate inherits a fortune…. but works as a temp. A Japanese steel magnate gives 50 million dollars to a woman he’s only met once…. and a senior FBI agent is trying to work out the connection between these seven apparently innocent individuals.