At the beginning of the 20th century an orphan witnesses an impressive spectacle: a ventriloquist magician makes a metal puppet talk and move. But the child suspects that magic alone can't explain this extraordinary spectacle. And so, getting in contact with Professor Palermo, the magician, he will experience the best adventure a young boy can imagine: he is the privileged onlooker of the history of a whole century. But he will have to pay a very high price... The spectacle of Professor Palermo and his talking metal puppet captivated thousands of people at the stuttering beginning of the 20th century. An aura of mystery surrounded the magician and the creature. Protection that only a child could breach.