Section One

In the first part of this book, the main character, Robert Langdon had a dream in which the meaning of it is unclear to the reader. When he is woken up by a phone call, Langdon is confused as to what is going on, and the person on the other end of the line is not making much sense to him. The man tells Langdon that his name is Maximilian Kohler and he is in need of Robert's help. At first Langdon thinks it is a prank call and hangs up, but minutes later he hears another ringing, this time coming from his fax machine. When he looked at the fax he saw a gruesome image which sent a wave of shock through his body. As he glanced down at the fax machine, he noticed the blinking red light, the person who sent the fax was on the other line waiting to talk. The fax clearly caught Langdon's attention and he picked up the phone to talk. Once again, it was Kohler. He was urgently in need of Robert's help. Kohler had sent a plane for Robert, and he soon agreed to meet him.