Kyiv, 1918. Young pianist Maria Kolobova and student Franz Michelson love each other. But harsh times are not conducive to love. Troubles, blood, war, disagreements between fathers - and the lovers are separated forever. Soon Maria receives news of the death of Franz... Leningrad, 60s. Two people meet - Aurora and Mikhail. Both were widowed early, and both had one son. Having met, they realize that they are made for each other. Mikhail and Aurora become husband and wife, and the boys, Oleg and Vadik, become brothers. The family is waiting for an addition. Berlin, 2002. Dr. Sabine Schade, a staff psychologist at Tegel Prison, reads with inexplicable awe a manuscript received from one of the prisoners, the famous thief Franz Hoffmann. What connects these three stories? It turns out that there is a lot.