Largo Winch: See Venice...

In The Middle Of The Night, A Man Runs Through The Narrow Back Alleys Of Venice. Three Men Are After Him. He Breaks Into A Travel Agency, Where He Faxes Winch A Hastily Scribbled Message Before Being Gunned Down By His Pursuers. The Person Who Hands Largo Winch The Fax In New York Is Also Killed. The Message Says Only: Beware Of The Doge. Our Millionaire Businessman Hero Thinks His Friend, The Gorgeous Charity, Could Be In Trouble And Heads For Italy. They Are Invited To A Masked Ball, Where They Indeed Meet A Doge. A Renaissance-Era Term For The Chief Magistrate Of The Former Republics Of Venice And Genoa.