Reeling from events in Barcelona, the Mysterium company pack up and head for a new circus festival in Berlin. For Danny it is a date with destiny: It was in Berlin the 'City of escapes' that the last Mysterium performance took place and where his parents perished in the mysterious fire. Danny is closing on the traitor in or linked to the company. But a vital last clue is still missing. And a dark figure is shadowing the convoy. As the Mysterium pitches camp in Berlin the snow starts to fall once again. At last the truth will become clear but Danny will face his most deadly escape yet, and he and his closest friends will have to stare into the abyss.