Being Largo Winch's best friend does not always present only advantages! Remarked by the secret services of the Union of Myanmar (ex-Republic of Burma), Simon Ovronnaz and his new conquest, Inspector Marjan Texel, are abusively captured and imprisoned, accused of murder. Following a parody of trials, Simon is sentenced to death and led into the impregnable fortress of Maliking...Known by the fate of his friend, Largo plays the pretty hearts on the roof of the world while spreading around him a new web of deadly spider...