천재적인 두뇌를 가졌지만 불안한 성격의 맥스는 자신의 인생에 있어서 가장 중대한 발견을 눈 앞에 두고 있다. 지난 10년간 그는 '질서가 있는 혼란'이라 할 수 있는 주식 시장의 메커니즘을 구성하고 있는 숫자들 사이의 질서를 파악하기 위해 연구해 온 터. 작업이 완결 상태에 이르렀을 즈음, 그에게 혼란이 생긴다. 금융 시장을 지배하려는 월 스트리트의 한 금융 회사 뿐 아니라 코란에 숨겨진 숫자의 비밀을 알아내려고 안간힘을 쓰는 유대교 신비주의 카발라 신도들에게 쫓기게 된 것이다. 맥스는 자신에게 다가오는 정신병에 맞서기 위해 암호 해독에 골몰한다. 마침내 그는 모든 사람의 목숨을 바쳐서까지 알고 싶어하는 비밀을 서서히 벗겨낸다.

A man who accused a catholic bishop of abusing him when he was a child dies in the Austrian city Salzburg. Everyone except his widow and the eccentrical detective Simon Brenner keeps silent and believes that the man killed himself.

A small town doctor mistakenly ingests an experimental drug made from the blood of vampire bats which transforms the kindly medic into a bloodthirsty monster.

Claire Weygand, a thirty-year-old young woman who is about to defend her anthropology thesis, unfortunately not only feels bad but even worse and worse with each passing day. The migraine attacks she suffers from indeed keep her from working as hard as she should and in despair she decides to consult Doctor Fish. When the medicine the physician prescribes for her fails, Claire, who can't take it any more, asks him to hospitalize her. In hospital, Claire shares her room with Odette, a young woman who has lost the use of her legs and Eléonore, a frightening old woman. The third episode from "The Blindfold" by Siri Hustvedt.

Explores the history and mystery of Migraine, and its remarkable place in the human condition. Migraine is a devastating but fascinating neurological condition with a compelling story to tell. Alice in Wonderland, Thomas Jefferson, Sigmund Freud, and Joan Didion all figure into its colorful history.

A Texan begins a cross-country journey in hope of finding the empty loft she keeps seeing in visions.