The American successful architect Michael Lewis travels to London with his partner and friend, the builder Jake, to refurbish an old hotel. Michael is having successive nightmares, and once in London, he realizes that twenty-one spirits are trying to contact him to solve murders of a serial killer. Michael, with the support of Jake, Detective Pryce and the ghosts, try to avoid the ninth crime and find the serial-killer.

　　一个叫做迈洛（Milo）的船王奴隶爱上了船王的女儿，梦想着有一天能够赎回自由身迎娶心上人。然而迈洛没有料到，就在他被卖给那不勒斯另一名奴隶主的同时，他的心上人也被许配给一个腐败的罗马议员。这时维苏威火山爆发了，迈洛不顾生命危险回到庞贝想救出心上人和被困在竞技场的角斗士好友。