The story revolves around a young man named Sergey Ryabinin. He has a unique ability - he can see the future through the lines on his palm. This supernatural gift turns out to be a real curse for the protagonist. It all started when Sergey met a stranger at his father's funeral, who gave him his father's diary and an ancient book on palmistry. Completely bewildered by this unusual inheritance, the confused young man had no idea how much sorrow it would bring into his life.