A man hangs from his fingertips above a well of flames.Above him is a mysterious creature behind a mirror-like mask.The creature removes his mask and Vidocq - the ex-con who has become a legendary detective - is horrified.Vidocq loosens his grip and falls into the abyss.It's 1864, and troubling events are striking terror in the heart of Paris.Men are suddenly bursting into flames.Young virgins are vanishing.Meanwhile, Etienne Boisset is determined to get to the heart of Vidocq's disappearance.His search takes him from the brothel to the opium den, through darken alleys and secret chambers, with the help of Preah, the seductive mistress of the missing detective.Un homme agripï¿