In January 1911, a bank in Novorossiysk was robbed. More than a dozen armed raiders burst inside, killed the local constable, stole a large sum of money, and escaped into the mountains while firing at the pursuing police. They weren’t caught. However, informants from the detective unit of Yekaterinodar discovered that the raid was carried out with the involvement of the Circassian Kaitlesov. The arrested bandit gave very unusual testimony. A certain Varivoda leads the gang. The ataman has a mysterious weapon—the “Kuban Fire,” which fires incendiary bombs over a long distance. Using this weapon, Varivoda plans some terrible terrorist act in the capital of the Kuban Oblast. The danger threatens all of Yekaterinodar…