The events of the novel take place in the fictional country of Eastern Europe today. The story tells about the Linda family, one of the most powerful families in this state, engaged in large-scale business and social and political activities. The events unfold a year and a half after a very bloody and long war, after which the country is just beginning to get back on its feet. The noble members of the Linda family are eager to achieve justice for the entire nation, in times of flourishing oligarchy, corruption and unpunished crime. The family, and above all its head Virgil Linda, is unquestioningly ready to join the fight for justice and the realization of all the good hopes of the nation, but no one could even imagine what this would all lead to and what the best justice would really cost...