Professional swindler and gambler Edik Citrus is accused of murder, and he faces many years of imprisonment in the asteroid belt near the star Betelgeuse. A riot in a colony for especially dangerous criminals unexpectedly makes Edik the owner of a huge fortune. But space pirates are not asleep. And a powerful secret organization is not averse to using Citrus’ talents for its own purposes. Thanks to the wonders of modern science, he turns from a fugitive criminal into a real Superman. But the reputation of the secret organization with which he had to deal suggests that this deal will not end well...