In Venice, a boating accident leads to the discovery of a 400 year old
text bearing the signature 'W.S.' and promising the truth about the
'Shakespeare mystery'. That very night, someone tries unsuccessfully to
steal the precious document. The discoverer, Marquis Stefano Da Spiri,
decides to send a copy of the document to a specialist of the Bard in
London for stylistic authentication. As for the original, he entrusts it
to an old comrade in arms from WW2: Captain Francis Blake...