Dr. Miranda Jones is attacked outside her Maine home as she returns from a busy lecture tour. Determined to put the assault out of her mind, she welcomes the distraction offered by a summons to Italy to verify the authenticity of a Renaissance bronze of a Medici courtesan known as the Dark Lady. However, it nearly destroys her reputation when it is declared a hoax.
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