Avsnitt 1

It's 1934. Lida Sokolskaya, who is brilliantly speaking several foreign languages, moves with her brother Aleksey, an employee of the Academy of Sciences, a specialist in precious stones, from St. Petersburg to Moscow. Lida almost does not remember anything about her childhood and knows about it only from the stories of her brother. During the move, Lida finds a precious antique pendant in the things of her deceased father . Meanwhile, bandits Girya and Chinarik are scouring the city in search of an emerald jewelry collection. In the center of Moscow life is Torgsin. Torgsin's director, Viktor Serebrov, is a former officer. The dark history of the distant past prevents him from returning to the service.