Bill works for a British government agency in a freelance capacity doing long term surveillance operations but is currently without a portfolio. The call to action is a welcome one but he is unaware that the subject matter will awake in him his old love of cycling and a new love for Italy. After a pleasant trip across France where he takes to the Romany lifestyle, he gradually integrates into Lombardia and the cycling scene there. Bill makes friends that provide his cover and others that betray him. His friendship with Bruno, a doctor, finally gives him a second opinion on the dark world of...