From ancient times to the present day, the magical beauty of gems fascinates and pushes people to commit crimes. An amazing stone from the Ural mines has killed more than one owner. Having withstood all the vicissitudes of Russian history, he intertwined the fates of the calculating adventurer Lev Alekseevich Perovsky, who served at the court of Nicholas I, young Nina, who was captured by fascists during the Second World War, her granddaughter Alevtina, in whose soul there is hope for a better, brighter and happier life , and many others who were unlucky enough to be involved in this story...