In this thriller the student Johannes Wiener bought, 1963 in Berlin, twelve souls from his student friends. He then goes to the Congo as a war photographer. There he meets his new partner, Jean, and they move from one war zone to the next. Until their horrific experiences in the torture chambers of Buenos Aires, under the Junta of General Jorge Rafael Videla leaving them both looking for a new challenge. At his mother¿s funeral, Johannes found the long forgotten contracts in the attic of his parent¿s house. He then goes out looking for the original owners of the twelve souls, to return them their contracts.