The story takes place in the impoverished Greece of the mid-19th century, during a period known as the "Rule of the Brigands". The backdrop is explosive: the Anglo-French Occupation, the Crimean War, and the betrayed Greek uprising in Thessaly and Epirus reignite the phenomenon of banditry, which seeks to play a bloody regulatory role in the country's political affairs.

As tension escalates, the largest gangs unite, led by the daring Davéli, the fierce Kakarapis, and the strategic Kalabalikis, in order to deliver a strategic blow to their opponents. With the instigation of powerful behind-the-scenes power centers, they proceed to kidnap the children of a prominent economic and political figure.

A young law student decides to participate with his father in the criminal enterprise for ideological reasons and for the sake of revenge.

The raid turns out unexpectedly successful, and the hostage situation of the politician's children disturbs public opinion, shakes the government, and creates international complications. It is then that the power of authority manifests overwhelmingly, and the developments take a different turn.

Our hero, the trapped student, entangled in the webs of political and economic conspiracies as well as a great love, realizes that things are rarely as they seem and that the game at this stage surpasses him...