Steshya's life has settled down. The parents took care of both the education and the future, promising work of their daughter. A suitable groom has been found. The house and the tree are next in line; we were allowed to wait with the children. A happy and prosperous future, every day more and more reminiscent of a golden cage, in which the groom is a liar and a traitor, and life looks like a parody. The yellow brick road reached the gates of the Emerald City. A meeting with Yegor, a young submarine officer, stirred up a thirst for change. But will she have enough strength to defend her right to happiness, will she have time to do this, standing in the way of the thieves of the famous emerald of the House of Romanov.