A quiet pond on an old estate hides a terrible secret in its depths. A mechanical statue has been resting there for fifteen years, which the locals with respect and fear call the Sleeping Lady. In the old days, when the Sleeping Lady still stood in the garden, murdered girls were found at her feet. And now the statue is raised to the surface again, and someone is looking for the keys to start it. Last time Aglaya miraculously managed to survive, but now she is in danger again. Old loves and old fears are resurrected. Is history repeating itself? And the dark surface of the pond is quiet and calm, as it can only be before a great storm.