Antiquers were nicknamed by police officers for those who at night dismantle ancient fireplaces and stucco moldings in houses of what was then Leningrad that were undergoing major renovations. For the police, they are criminals and the hunt begins for them. But they have their own truth: they will break it anyway. Who is right, the author is on the side of the law, you cannot touch someone else’s property, much less profit from it. What do you think?