Who is the midnight rider? Where did he come from? And who gave him such a reward (and maybe a punishment) - to wander between heaven and earth in an eternal wandering, knowing no rest day or night? There is light in heaven, darkness on earth. Power is divided between them. Vices reign on earth, and their thirst is insatiable. Heaven is assigned the role of savior of lost souls. But what is there between them? The hero of the poem is Alexander, a young rake who lives by his own laws. He controls his own destiny. But one night, in the shadows of the alleys, he meets his old friend with a beautiful girl. And then... the world around began to rapidly transform...