The new novel by Tatiana Ustinova and Pavel Astakhov from the series "Judicial Affairs" intertwines love and betrayal, faith and cynicism, the struggle for survival and the pursuit of justice. Judge Elena Kuznetsova is preparing for a wedding with businessman Vitaly Mironov, who dreams of building a "Village of the Future" using the most advanced technologies. Meanwhile, her sister Natka is selling her old country house. The neighbors, the elderly Sizov couple, are very concerned about the change of ownership. It soon turns out that the new owner, under a far-fetched pretext, takes away their house and land from the Sizovs, trying to recreate the "ancestral nest". Natka's husband, Major Tagantsev, begins his own investigation to help the elderly, and Elena also has to get involved.…Tatiana Ustinova, the most iconic writer of our time, and Pavel Astakhov, the most famous lawyer, have joined forces in a creative duet. The novels that came out from their pen amaze with the authenticity of the details and the poignancy of the image of the main character, judge Elena Kuznetsova. Each book is devoted to a topical, highly social topic that is of great concern to modern Russian society.