Frederic Hamilton, an aging millionaire and philanthropist, calls upon Harry Dickson to investigate most curious facts. For some time, he has been having strange dreams in which he appears before a mysterious court – eleven masked judges who accuse him of despoiling Humanity. Now, his latest dreams have included physical torture … and the pain is still present when he wakes up! Dickson and Superintendent Goodfield travel to Hamilton's residence, but their mission quickly turns into a nightmare … Italian scriptwriter Luana Vergari graduated from the Rome school of comics and, after the publication of her series Galope comme le vent , is making a name for herself in France. Doug Headline – aka Tristan Jean Manchette – is a Renaissance man: journalist, scriptwriter, writer, director, translator and publisher – he founded comics publishing company Zenda. An illustrator, teacher and artist, Onofrio Catachhio worked for Marvel, among others, and is the author of a biography of Jackson Pollock, Pollock Confidential .