Disgraced inquisitor Conrad of Marburg has been forced to abandon his erstwhile ward Elisabeth and the young monk, Clement, while he races to Prague with what he believes is the solution to the ultimate enigma of the Third Testament. However, he is captured by the brutal Sayn and must do everything he can to escape! But Elisabeth and Clement have realized the solution Conrad has is wrong; can they catch up with him before all is lost and the incredible knowledge he has uncovered falls to the forces of darkness?