At the heart of the country, Moldova, in its capital, Chisinau, some strange things were occurring at the city's edge.
A country known as the poorest in Europe and one of the least visited places in the continent was often the hub for rampant corruption and a place for criminal organizations to hide. Mainly for its world-class wine, ancient monasteries and unspoiled open countryside - and for its distinct lack of crowds, it was a perfect place to hide!
Situated 50 km north of Chisinau, Orheiul Vechi is most known for its Cave Monastery - a complex of rooms and tunnels cut into a rocky ridge above a vast River. It was home to an unknown individual who hijacked the place a few months ago out of desperation.
It was a perfect place widely known to be inhabited by hermit monks seeking solitude in its caves since the fourteenth century. There was no way they could find him here, in the god-forsaken country!
