The panels of an elaborately inlaid screen tell a story - and Teng Kan bought it because the story related closely to his own life. But the screen has taken on prophetic power: overnight it's strip-cartoon frames have changed from martial bliss to scenes of murder. When the charge is followed by the death of his beloved Silver Lotus, Teng seeks the help of his old friend Judge Dee to find a solution to the mystery that threatens him with madness.
—BGP