Leila is both young and beautiful. She drugs the men she picks up and robs them. However, problems arise when her latest client has mistakenly acquired a document that could compromise certain parties willing to kill to get it back. She becomes the hunted and while on the run meets Francesco, bus driver ad gambling addict, who agrees to help her. Bologna is the scene of the chase that ensues. Corrupt politicians, a decrepit cop and the secret service all share the limelight in this novel where characters' paths cross, merge and eventually unravel.