The path of Artem Bardakov from a simple factory engineer to the sole owner of a large porcelain factory is the path of an enterprising, prudent and cold-blooded person. Having decided to take advantage of the opportunities of the period of initial capitalist accumulation, he turned into a cynical, bloodthirsty and immoral scoundrel, who did not shy away from any baseness in order to achieve his goals. There is no warmth left in Bardakov’s heart for either his colleagues or his closest people - his wife, son, daughter... He violates the law and morality, receiving vicious pleasure from his excesses. But evil, like a boomerang, returns one day...