正在同步电影信息
…itistheendofanotherworkingdayinabookshoprenownedforitsvastcollectionofrareworks.MAYASATIN,themanageress,isclosingupandisonherownexceptfortheownerALF.EVESONandthejanitorAGNUSANDERSEN.AmysteriouscustomersuddenlyappearsintheformofapilgrimcalledSWANTAMEL.Heclaimstohavetravelledtheglobeinsearchofabookthathedreamtofbeinginthisshopandheaskstobetakentothestoreroom.<br/> …theyarestunnedtodiscoverthatallthebooksinthestoreroomhavebeenreplacedbythousandsofcopiesofthesameunknownworkandwhentheyreturntotheshop,theyseethatthesamehashappenedtoallofthebooksthatwereondisplayjustamomentbefore.Theyhaveallbeenreplacedbyabookwithnoauthorandnopublisherthatcarriesthesimpletitle“1”.<br/> …thesceneissealedoffbytheRealityDefenceInstitute(RDI)andaninvestigationbeginsunderthedirectionofSpecialAgentPhilPitch,famousforexposingparanormalphenomenaaselaboratefraud.<br/> …theinvestigationfailstocomeupwithanysignificantevidenceandalthougheverythingandeveryoneisapotentialsuspect,theonlypointofreferenceinthisunusualcrimeisaplainly-boundalmanacthatdetailseverythingthathappenstothewholeofhumanityinthespaceofoneminute.<br/> …thelawstatesthatthoseinvolvedmybe“segregated”andsotheyaretransportedtotheresearchheadquartersoftheRDIwheretheyareexposedtosecretandcomplextestsinordertodrawthetruthoutofthem.<br/> …despitethefacttheyareunabletoidentifythebook’sexactsource,allthedataitcontainsappearsverifiablebyfact.PITCHrunsintomoreandmoreobstaclesastheinvestigationspreads.Thefoursuspectsbecomeincreasinglysuspiciousandbegintobelieveinthewholemarvellousphenomenon.<br/> …itturnsoutthatSWANTAMELmanagedtosmuggleacopyofthebookoutduringtheinitialconfusionintheshopthatissooncopiedanddistributedallaroundtheworld.Thebookcreateswidespreadscandal,leadstomasssuicide,andinsightsheateddebateinallsegmentsofsociety.ThepressureisincreasedfurtherbyPITCH’SrivalRICHARDLANCE,whobeginstoconspirewithhissuperiors.<br/> …PITCHeventuallybecomesoverwhelmedbyhishelplessness,isforcedtoabandonhistriedandtestedmethodology,andbeginstoimprovise.Hegiveseachofthesegregatedsuspectsacopyofthebooktoreadandmonitorstheirmetalresponseviaspecialheadbands.Theyfallasleepandgaininsightintothebook’scontentsanddiscovertheidentityofitsauthor!PITCHcatchesscentofthisbutRICHARDLANCEtakescontroloftheinvestigationandarrestsPITCHonsuspicionofauthoringthebookhimself.ThisleavesPITCHnootheroptionthantofollowthesegregatedsuspectsintotheircollectivedream-world!
