English scientist and traveler Henry Cheswick brought back from his expedition in fairy-tale India not only knowledge but also a priceless necklace, inherited from his beautiful lover. According to legend, the ornament belonged to the Great Black Mother, one of...
Shiva's wives, and it must be kept until the goddess herself indicates what to do with it. Cheswick violated her will and was cruelly punished, and the trace of the necklace was lost in the ages.In our days, the St. Petersburg police are investigating a case of a strangler maniac who kills his victims with silk scarves depicting the Indian goddess. An employee of an antique shop becomes embroiled in this story, as she receives the key to the stash containing that very ancient necklace.
English scientist and traveler Henry Cheswick brought back from his expedition in fairy-tale India not only knowledge but also a priceless necklace, inherited from his beautiful lover. According to legend, the ornament belonged to the Great Black Mother, one of Shiva's wives, and it must be kept until the goddess herself indicates what to do with it. Cheswick violated her will and was cruelly punished, and the trace of the necklace was lost in the ages.
In our days, the St. Petersburg police are investigating a case of a strangler maniac who kills his victims with silk scarves depicting the Indian goddess. An employee of an antique shop becomes embroiled in this story, as she receives the key to the stash containing that very ancient necklace.