Wolf Stone

Mid-19th century. Anita and Alex, her husband, leave Russia to travel across Europe—yet there, trouble is brewing. In Berlin, where they get delayed, a revolution is taking shape. Over a glass of wine at a small restaurant, a new acquaintance, Veylgounov, tells Anita about it. He also points out a striking couple—a famous writer, Éloise de Pier, and her fiancé, a wealthy industrialist, Liebich—and then, right after that, Veylgounov suddenly dies. Anita refuses to believe that he died of a heart attack, so she presses relentlessly, persuading the police to conduct the most thorough examination possible. And she is right: Veylgounov was poisoned. After that, Anita unexpectedly calls on Éloise de Pier. She questions Anita about her relationship with Veylgounov, stirring suspicions that this mysterious and dangerous story is only just beginning…