Sergei Strelnikov is an orphan . The bandits kill his woodpecker uncle. He takes revenge on them, and kills them both. For a double murder, he is sent to a colony for juvenile delinquents. But it's not easy. By killing the bandits, he interfered in the dismantling of two major thieves in the law .. One of them sentenced him to death, the other tries to protect .. None of them could have imagined that the boy himself was going to solve his problems. Sergei escapes from prison and kills a thief in law who sentenced him to death. From that moment, without realizing it, he begins the way to the highest point of the criminal Olympus. The nickname "Arrow" sounds in all parts of Russia . He has trusted his parents, and they have trusted him. The Girl He Loves (D.T.) They are going to get married with her.. The wedding is scheduled for noon. And now the Moscow chimes begin to beat off 12 blows . Each of them echoes blood in the heart of Sergei .. Twelfth stroke...last...sounds when he's about to put the ring on the bride's finger...