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 client… bill 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 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.