Antonio, a man with ordinary dreams and guilty of venial sins, comes across Raniero, an eccentric millionaire who systematically hounds him for no apparent reason. One day Raniero finally reveals his secret: fate has chosen Antonio as the man who will kill him, providing him with a gateway into a new, noble life. Antonio doesn’t take this nonsense seriously, but Raniero increasingly becomes part of his life and ends up holding him in the palm of his hand. When Antonio finally becomes afraid and attempts to avoid Raniero, giving up the small benefits he receives from their relationship, it’s too late. The noose around him tightens, and at the predestined time and place Raniero manages to get killed by an astonished and distraught Antonio….