A l'Hongria comunista, en el moment àlgid de la Guerra Freda, el control de la població era possible per la feina dels serveis policials, però també d'alguns ciutadans: petits delators, agents, espies i col·laboradors que teixien una xarxa asfixiant i opressiva.
Nicole Fysh, a conchologist (the study of shells), receives some holiday snaps, and discovers a rare and valuable shell amongst the images, causing her to fly to the remote north west of Australia, and find the one thing that could change her future, but she is not the only one in search of this shell, as it contains a secret.
Amalio sueña con ser un escritor de éxito y dejar atrás una existencia anodina, pero, cada vez que se sienta delante de su ordenador, es consciente de que ha perdido la inspiración.
Mickey is a bit too old to appreciate modern pop music, but he gets dragged into this strange new world because of a link to a former colleague in the Security Services.
