Gennady Molchanov became addicted to gambling and lost everything—his wife, his job, his home. Hunger drove him to the expensive Caucasus restaurant, where he met his former classmate Vera Akulova. She suggested that he, the best hypnotist in the city, take advantage of his natural gift and kidnap the daughter of his boss-lover Terletsky in order to receive a ransom of a million dollars. Gennady refused. When he accompanied Vera home, they were attacked by a robber, and Molchanov, throwing a stone, killed him. Now he cannot refuse Akulova, because they are connected by blood...