Tony is torn between his fear of the past and his love for Lucia, a beautiful, independent interior designer, four years older than he is. For him, the age difference doesn't count, for her it's a problem unless he makes a success of his life. She prods him to take a job as a computer science consultant at the University of Catania. Soon he hits the jackpot: he creates with the help of students a brilliant social network, an innovative mix between Facebook and Second Life. Called the Chat Club, it lets Club members choose period costumes and meet their friends in "e;historical houses"e;, much like a costume party. It is an instant success and Lucia is won over. But it attracts the appetite of both the Sicilian and Russian mafia. Soon a battle for control of the Chat Club ensues. When Russian hackers attack the Chat Club and kidnap Lucia, Tony has t use every resource at his disposal to fight back. An old friend of his, a specialist in Internet security called Billy-the-Rootkit comes to his rescue...Will the two of them manage to save the Chat Club and free Lucia?Because for Tony, life without Lucia is not worth living...