The chimerist Agnes reads human souls and heals bodies. The fame of the unusual abilities of the falconer girl is spreading in the surrounding area. And now she is already a devoted wife and mother, cultivating a piece of land rented from her brother — Agnes ' Witcher's garden. Collects medicinal plants, takes care of children and the apiary. Meanwhile, her husband William conquers the London stage. But one day death crosses their threshold and, despite all Agnes ' attempts to change something, takes away eleven-year-old Hamnet. The loss of a son changes the relationship between a man and a woman who once loved each other to the point of insanity. A wall of intense pain and helplessness grows between them. But four years later, William Shakespeare creates the play Hamlet, reviving both his son and his marriage.