When a young woman inherits the key to a safety deposit box in Siena, she is told it will lead to an old family treasure. This mysterious legacy leads her on a dangerous journey into the past - and to the true story of her ancestor, Giulietta, whose love for a young man named Romeo turned medieval Siena upside down.
In Siena, the past and present collide as she crosses paths with the descendants of the families involved in the blood feud that inspired Shakespeare’s famous tragedy. It soon becomes clear that the notorious curse ‘A plague on both your houses’ is still at work - and she is the next target.
