The famous thief in law, watching over Russia, Varyag becomes a victim of an insidious betrayal, as a result of which the thieves' treasury - the common fund - is stolen. The criminal authorities who betrayed Varyag and the “gray cardinals” of Russian politics who entered into a secret conspiracy with them are hatching plans to destroy the beholder and replace him with their nominee. Declared an outlaw, Varyag is forced to hide from Russia under a false name in order to quickly find a common fund and severely punish those who encroached on it, who stopped taking into account the thieves' unwritten law. Having overcome a series of deadly trials, having lost his beloved woman in a foreign land, and almost becoming a victim of a hired killer, Varyag still finds the culprits, returns the thieves' treasury to Russia and again confirms his indisputable authority and strength...