The events of the Russian detective series "The Elusive Ones" unfold in the late 1950s in Odessa, Yalta, and the capital of the USSR. Lavrik and Kobzar, the two most famous robbers on the Black Sea coast, are planning the "heist of the century" as they prepare for retirement. They are determined to steal an exclusive Stradivarius violin. This unique instrument was gifted to the virtuoso Soviet musician David Oistrakh by the Belgian queen. The renowned violinist plans to perform a concert in Odessa.