Nikolai Kazantsev arrives at the mysterious estate of Count Vladimir Pazurkevich, a young man who intends to study fine arts in Italy, but, having no funds, takes a risk on an adventure. Posing as a professor, Kazantsev tries to convincingly pretend that he is studying the count’s extensive library, while at the same time managing to actively hit on Pazurkevich’s fiancée, the b...