The story of his uncle excited Valery. Somewhere on the territory of the Panin family estate, deep in the ground, lurked a treasure buried during the troubled revolutionary years. Valery Panin decided to go and look at the ruins of the estate. Reflecting on the past, he suddenly remembered a broken relationship with a friend. Formally, Valerka broke up with him because of the grey-eyed beauty. But Panin himself knew that the reason why he stole his beloved from his friend was not at all romantic, and this unspoken secret fell heavily on his heart...