At just twelve years old, young Stathis witnesses the suicide of his businessman father due to debts and betrayal. His family is financially ruined, and devastated, he swears over his father's grave that one day he will pull the strings and relentlessly pursue anyone who goes against Justice.

His life now changes radically; he must learn to live modestly, like any other child from a middle-class family. And he accepts it, until he discovers a well-buried secret.

Efstathios Maniotis, now intoxicated by the influence he wields as a successful lawyer and legal advisor to a political party, is caught in the web of shadow power, dancing with the "devil." Deals with the powerful are made without hesitation, making him richer and more powerful.

He believes he is now ready to enter politics, and the only thing missing is a successful marriage. Love affairs are for the poor and weak. And Chrysaireti Delli, the young inexperienced daughter of the shipping magnate Kimon Delli, becomes his target. But his plans stumble upon her father. He must fight, using fair or unfair means. Meanwhile, his father's grave remains overgrown and deserted for years, his oath forgotten, his soul lost.

Until another little boy reminds him of the oath he once made to a dead man…