Treasure hunter Vladlen Lozovsky finds a Faberge egg “Guardian Angel” in an old Moscow house. He sells the priceless find to the collector Tarannikov, who puts the treasure in a bank safe. But inveterate swindlers smell prey, and there are no barriers for them. Experienced swindlers Grigory and Innokenty come to Tarannikov’s home, kill him, take the key to the safe and trick him into taking the artifact out of the bank. They intend to sell it to the criminal Shatun and do not yet think about the fact that they have marked the beginning of a long, bloody path of greed and lawlessness. And the antique masterpiece will roll into the foggy distance, leaving behind corpses and crippled destinies...