Based on materials from real criminal cases, it follows the trial of the trade mafia.

The WWII. Berestova, an air regiment engineer, meets Ardatov, a fighter pilot whose wife has died. Now he must think about how to raise his two children alone. However, Arbatov does not live to see victory. After the war Berestova finds his children and adopts them.

Aboard a steamship, a priest tells his fellow passengers his life story, which he admits is the story of a great sinner.

TV show based on the novel of the same name by Alexander Pushkin.