The main characters are a grandfather and his grandson, who suffers from agoraphobia. In an attempt to help his grandson, the grandfather puts his life and the boy's life in danger, and now the fate of the family depends on whether the boy can cope with his phobias and the Siberian taiga.

Nina considers her life as a series of failures. It's like a magnet that attracts trouble. And the fact that neighbors on the communal shamelessly "survive" her, and then her first lay off at the reduction in school, and even an unfulfilled personal life - in everything, Nina blames only her unhappiness. Her friend Masha tries to prove to her that the problem is in Nina herself. She does not know how to stand up for herself and allows others to use her trustfulness. Temporarily, Nina arranges an interpreter for one of the successful companies. There she gets acquainted with the director of the company Roman, who begins to look after her. But Nina does not even realize that once again becomes a "bargaining chip" in someone else's game.

A small mining village of Kamenny, the 90s. Everyone here knows the legend about the Mistress of the mountain — the green-eyed Princess Maria Tumanova, the former owner of the emerald mines, who received the nickname Basilisk. Tumanova hid her treasures in the village, and before her death cursed everyone who dared to take possession of them... For many years, the locals even pronounce the name of the princess with caution. And only 17-year-old beauty Alyonka Koshkina defiantly defies the witchcraft of the Basilisk. On the same day, the girl's father finds a jewelry box in the mine. This discovery brings nothing but misfortune to the inhabitants. Who can resist witchcraft and bring back happiness and love?