The events of the series "The Brothers Karamazov" unfold in the provincial town of Skotoprigonyevsk. Intense passions rage between the elderly landowner Fyodor Karamazov and his adult sons, Dmitry, Ivan, and Alexey. The situation is particularly dire between Fyodor and Dmitry, as their disputes revolve not only around inheritance issues but also their shared object of desire - the beautiful Grushenka. Fyodor's illegitimate son, Smerdyakov, decides to take advantage of the family's conflicts for his own interests.