Lucifer grin. Judas-4 ring. Koretsky D.A.

The Museum Employee Trofimov studies the history of a strange artifact - a ring made of unknown metal and with an unknown stone, which, according to legend, belonged to Judah and has magical properties. And at this time in the criminal world, life is seething: a thief, a student dreams of stealing a hat of Monomakh, a rally -header is looking for a violator of the thieves' law of Urkagan Lyubya, there is a brutal struggle for power - murder and “showdowns” follow one after another. And in the center of these events, the same ring that really significantly changes the fate of its owners. Several centuries ago, he brought the young sailor Francis Drake the glory of the cruel pirate, chivalry and the admiral uniform, and in the end - a painful death. Will criminal authorities be happier?