A long time ago, the Angel guarding the Gate between worlds entrusted his secret to a mortal, after which he dismantled the Gate and hid it in the form of sparkling plates in different places on the Earth. The Order of the Preachers has been trying for eight hundred years to find the plates to assemble the Gate and lock it forever. The only document describing the ritual of collecting the Gates is a Byzantine manuscript. The ancient scroll is also sought by those who dream of fame, wealth and power, and during the search, ritual murders are committed. Nowadays, because of him, a young girl dies, journalist Victor Bren disappears without a trace and inexplicably. Private detective Tavrov inadvertently undertakes to unravel this mysterious case...