Maynor Lopez

When her husband is sentenced to eight years in prison, Ruby drops out of medical school in order to focus on her husband's well-being while he's incarcerated - leading her on a journey of self-discovery in the process.

A serious health scare ignites John Thomas, an insurance salesman in his 50s, to take a closer look at his life. Motivated by a misguided obsession with getting Barack Obama elected, John takes an overwhelming involvement in the Presidential campaign. While John becomes obsessed with the ideal of change that Obama represents for Americans, he has in turn neglected to create positive change in his own life, particularly with regard to his health and familial relationships. John hides his health problems from his strong, yet supportive wife, Molly, creating a strain on their marriage. John seeks the support of a Republican relative, MLK, who initially starkly resists supporting a Democratic candidate. John's son, Kalil, rebels against his father's avid support of Obama by supporting the Republican candidate as well. John neglects to support his daughter, Tamika, at a crucial moment in her life...

宗教象徴学者ラングドンは、教皇選挙を控えたバチカンから協力を要請される。かつて自分と険悪だったバチカンからの依頼に戸惑う教授だが、その内容は深刻なものだった。以前、バチカンの弾圧で解体された秘密結社イルミナティが復活し、テロを仕掛けたというのだ。有力枢機卿4人を誘拐した彼らは、1時間ごとにひとりを殺害すると宣言。さらに彼らは欧州原子核研究機構から恐るべき破壊力を持つ《反物質》を盗み出したと言う。