Paris at the beginning of the 20th century... The sparkling capital of the world - theaters, balls, restaurants, luxurious lamas, high society dandies... But there is another Paris - hidden and dangerous. This city comes to life at dusk, it is home to major adventurers, masters of behind-the-scenes machinations, and intelligence agents of the world. It was in this Paris that the king of Russian security guards Savely Rodionov, the elusive Turkish intelligence resident Janissary, and police commissioner Lazar collided. They are irreconcilable opponents, but fate has decreed that they have to unravel one common mystery. In such a game you need to be able not only to calculate your moves, but also to boldly take risks. And they do it... It was from his grandfather, the bugbear, that Varyag inherited his unbending nature, the honor of a thief and the ability to take a blow...