Eleven years ago, in a dark forest, in the witch’s house on the hill, the brutal murder of the successful businessman Gennady Eliseev took place. The culprit was his minor son. Years later, Seraphim, having grown up, decides to return to his hometown, where they called him the Wolf Cub, to clear his name. His goal is to find the real criminal, who has remained in the shadows.
He can’t do it alone. Catherine and Hector Borshchov-Petrovski, along with police captain Arseniy Blistavin, come with him. They intend to shake the quiet town on the Oka to uncover the truth hidden deep in memory.