A father and his children's long-awaited trip to the park to fly homemade kites ended in tragedy. The children disappeared without a trace. The father's search led him to old abandoned mines that hold more secrets than meets the eye. Local residents do not like these places and avoid them. Urban legends talk about mystical events. “The mountain takes away,” say the townspeople. Having found no evidence of the abduction, the investigation blames the father for the crime. The basis was the psychological disorder of the main character, which arose due to the tragedy 10 years ago. During his military service, his company rescued a whale that had washed ashore. After a successful operation, a recruit dies due to the fault of the main character. And now a killer has appeared in the city, killing his victims in exactly the same way that killed the soldier. Whether the father will be able to save the family and help find the maniac, read in the book “Nine Dancing Men.”