Paul the First owned a ring with the Maltese cross and the cross itself, which supposedly protected the emperor from any troubles. The emperor treasured it and hid it in his castle until one day he lost it... In our time, journalist Vera received the task of writing about the exhibition of wax figures in the Mikhailovsky Castle. But instead of the figure of Paul the First, she discovered the corpse of the museum curator, and in the bathroom - a mysterious ring with a cross. Without hesitation, she took it with her, and after that a real hunt began for Vera... Will the modest and shy journalist be able to get away from the criminals and figure out who needed this ring and for what purpose? Read in the adventure detective story by Natalia Alexandrova!