The thief in law Varyag, looking around Russia, having miraculously survived an insidious attempt on his life, is preparing for a secret meeting with an influential Kremlin official. They are about to have a conversation that could change the balance of power in both the political and economic arena. However, powerful opponents of the beholder, cunningly taking advantage of the situation, seek to prevent this meeting. They deal the first blows on the sly, but then begin to openly pursue Varyag, organizing a real raid on him. Caught in a whirlpool of intrigue, betrayal and robbery, Varyag goes on the run again. Everything is at stake: the present, the future and life itself. He has only forty-eight hours left...