They say that once in the "Barnadette" hotel, jazz music, genius ideas, and hundreds of dizzying romances were born. But Nina Stelmanis finds it different – a lonely mansion of Aunt Estelle, despised by the local religious movement. But is it as lonely as it seems? A house, where light has no place, is full of strangers. Different, but united by a common secret – each of them has tied their life to a mysterious gentleman who gives people a second chance. Nina must uncover the entire background of the ancestral estate and confront the obsessive gambling and passionate devil. It will take courage to survive. But not only her decisions matter. She is just a chess piece in someone else's game. Who will provide the right answer to the question of what is better: death or a life on the leash of the abyss?
