Dan Brown's novels are filled with intriguing plots, interesting characters, and explore different countries. Some characters don't seem relevant, or they're just there to add to the story. However, some may actually be important. Characters that seem normal are actually meaningful, complex, and sometimes evil. Angels and Demons begins in Robert Langdon's home in present-day Massachusetts. Langdon is invited by Maximilian Kohler to come to CERN, a nuclear research center, in Geneva, Switzerland, to view the body of Leonardo Vetra which has been branded with the word Illuminati. The Illuminati are an ancient brotherhood dedicated to science and in contradiction with the Church since the beginning of history. The church once kidnapped four Illuminati members, branded them with the cross, murdered them, and then threw them into the streets as a warning to people considering joining the Illuminati, driving the Illuminati's goal to eliminate Catholicism. Vetra is revealed to be a Catholic priest and scientist who wanted to prove that God was linked to science; that physics was the work of God. Langdon meets Vittoria Vetra, the daughter of Leonardo Vetra and also a scientist at CERN. She and her adoptive father, Vetra, had proven the story of creation in the Bible to be accurate by creating something out of nothing; something that had never existed before: antimatter. Antimatter is very unstable and could cause chaos if not handled correctly. The antimatter was stolen by a man known only as the Hassassin, or killer, who was hired by Janus, an Illuminati man, to: steal the antimatter, hide it in Vatican City, and kidnap and kill the four preferiti. In Vatican City, the Pope died 15 days before... middle of paper ......3&NA=Dan+Brown>Morris, Edward. “Explosive new thriller explodes Church secrets.” Book page (2003): 11. Marvel. GNGHS. June 1, 2010.GLD/hits?r=d&origSearch=true&o=DataType&n=50&l=d&c=12&locID=maine&secondary=false&u=CLC&t=KW&s=3&NA=Dan+Brown>Shea, Roz. “The Da Vinci Code Review by Dan Brown.” Bookreporter.com (2004). Wonder. GNGHS. June 4, 2010. hits?r=d&origSearch=true&o=DataType&n=50&l=d&c=4&locID=maine&secondary=false&u =CLC&t=KW&s=3&NA=dan+Brown>"Sparknotes: The Da Vinci Code: Plot Overview." Sparknotes.com. June 4, 2010. “Sparknotes: The Da Vinci Code: Character List.” » Sparknotes.com June 4 2010.