Valeriy Vorotynskiy

When the Soviet Union ceased to exist, the young country faced the task of protecting its borders using its own resources. To address particularly challenging tasks related to combating smuggling, illegal emigration, and carrying out many other dangerous operations, a separate active measures service was established — OSAM. It will be headed by Anton Pekarsky, a veteran of the Afghan war.

The dancer Nastya Beletskaya, Kachura’s school friend, whom he had a crush on, returns to her native Zarechye. The lieutenant can hardly recognize the temperamental and strong Nastya he remembered in the subdued and silent girl. At the same time, several criminal events unfold in Zarechye: illegal immigrants, the murder of a shop owner, and the arson of the house of the widow of an influential businessman. During the investigation of the crimes that have shaken Zarechye, Kachura’s work and personal experiences turn out to be intertwined: Nastya Beletskaya becomes one of the suspects in the criminal case, and her criminal past is also revealed. Nastya does not admit her guilt and conducts her own investigation, just like Lieutenant Kachura, who himself turns out to be a suspect. Meanwhile, the investigation brings all the initiated criminal cases together…

A small mining village of Kamenny, the 90s. Everyone here knows the legend about the Mistress of the mountain — the green-eyed Princess Maria Tumanova, the former owner of the emerald mines, who received the nickname Basilisk. Tumanova hid her treasures in the village, and before her death cursed everyone who dared to take possession of them... For many years, the locals even pronounce the name of the princess with caution. And only 17-year-old beauty Alyonka Koshkina defiantly defies the witchcraft of the Basilisk. On the same day, the girl's father finds a jewelry box in the mine. This discovery brings nothing but misfortune to the inhabitants. Who can resist witchcraft and bring back happiness and love?