There's a house in Paris by the Seine which might have been designed by Palateo the greatest architect of all time. It is a house that is lived in by kings and lovers, the famous and the infamous. It is lived in now by the incomparable and unique most desirable woman Marian Duvete friend and lover to half the world, actress and singer, mistress and mother, the toast of Paris.

Marian Duvete receives a delivery for her birthday. In the box are some beautiful orchids along with a recently fired 22 calibre revolver. But why would anyone send her such a gift?