September 1998. During the panic caused by the default declared in Russia, successful businessman Artem Lukyanov commits suicide. It is announced to his widow Alexandra Shulga that Artem has gone bankrupt, and before that he owed money to creditors. Therefore, she must transfer the remaining property to pay off her husband's debts. A broken, frightened woman pays and is left without money or property. She has a miscarriage. In addition, the bandits kidnap her daughter Alla after Alexandra failed to give them money on time. An employee of a private investigation agency, Oksana Babenko, gets involved in Shulga’s case and manages to find out sensational details...