A large gathering of thieves declares a brutal war on the beholder of Russia, the famous thief in law Varyag. Becoming a victim of a vile conspiracy. The Varangian finds himself in captivity - in a terrible underground solitary cell. Meanwhile, a change in the political elite is taking place in the country, which the newly minted “legal” ones who betrayed Varyag are trying to take advantage of. They seek to secretly reach an agreement with the new government, imposing a bloody redistribution of spheres of influence on the thieves’ environment. At the cost of incredible efforts, the Varangian breaks out of captivity, heals his wounds and, having gathered a handful of the most faithful people, in a severe struggle wins his rightful place of indisputable authority, punishes traitors and restores justice.