How is it that a young, slender, attractive girl keeps hearing from both acquaintances and strangers: “A Cow!”? It would be one thing if they said “Queen of Heaven,” or at least without any “queens” at all.
And she doesn’t seem to have done anything out of the ordinary. She lost her passport—well, who hasn’t happened to lose a passport? She got interested in horse racing and casinos, and even manages to win, leaving everyone around her bewildered. But that is not a reason to call the girl a cow.
“A cow” is, of course, very insulting. However, much more serious troubles happen: Eleanor Borskaya is being targeted for murder. Professionals seem to be at work, and only by a miracle does El stay alive.
Other strange things occur too: Eleanor’s acquaintances begin to “double.” For example, a man calls from Denmark—and forty minutes later, he is seen in Warsaw. And only when the object of El’s passionate feelings splits in two, does our heroine manage to break the chain of misfortunes—and at the same time uncover the perfect crime.