The happy Nikitin family, expecting their first child, is caught in a real war... Neither Svetlana nor Alexey can put an end to the series of inexplicable incidents - a plane explosion, the kidnapping of Alexey's sister, the poisoning of horses. The police suspect everyone who has ever been to the estate or worked for its hospitable owner. Even the letter thrown to Alexey doesn't shed any light - the kidnapper doesn't demand a ransom for Katya. In the search for her, Nikitin senior is poisoned first, followed by Svetlana and Karpych a day later... All three disappear in the forest...