The brother of the holy order of the Dominicans, Inquisitor Bernard, saw the beautiful townswoman Margarita Sittow at Sunday mass and lost his peace. Instead of fighting heresy, he succumbs to temptation and, dreaming of possessing a blonde beauty, makes a deal with the devil. To get what he wants, Brother Bernard only needs to take the gold medallion, which gives protection to its owner. The amulet is stolen, and the woman finds herself at the mercy of the inquisitor. But he has to experience first-hand what deals with the devil entail, and the beautiful Margarita is executed on charges of witchcraft... After many centuries, the protective amulet falls into the hands of the modest editor Oksana Karaseva. But he is unable to protect her from the annoying attention of her neighbor, who sold his soul to the devil for Oksana’s love. The stories of the owners of the medallion become strangely similar... Previously, the book was published under the title “The Inquisitor’s Medallion.”