The story revolves around Marcus Daly (David Hemmings), a British jazz pianist living in Rome. After witnessing the brutal murder of a famous German psychic named Helga Ulmann (Macha Méril), Marcus finds himself caught up in a series of unsettling events. Determined to uncover the identity of the killer, Marcus begins investigating with the help of journalist Gianna Brezzi (Daria Nicolodi).
The story follows Stefano (Lino Capolicchio), an art restorer who is called to a small Emilian village to restore a fresco in a local church. The fresco, by local painter Buono Legnani, depicts the martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, but Stefano soon discovers that the work hides something much darker.
The legend of Elly Kedward, the Blair Witch, tells the story of an Irish woman who lived in a tiny town called Blair in Maryland, USA. Elly lived in solitude in the forest of this place, which at the time consisted of only two roads and a few houses.
“It’s a hard lesson for a hard world… learn it well.”
