Edward Popielski, a detective of extraordinary intellect and physical strength but tormented by epileptic visions that help him in his investigations, is specially appointed by the gods to avenge crimes in the city of Lviv in 1930s Poland.

Lviv, May 1939. A little boy dies in terrible torments. The news of the ritual murder committed by Jews is circulating around the city. Panic breaks out. Whose baby will be next? The whole city counts on commissioner Edward Popielski. However, the commissioner does not want to pursue the case. Not this time. The specter of the impending war and paralyzing fear rule Lviv, only its criminal world still lives according to the old rules. Everyone knows Popielski, who works only at night. Nobody wants to work with him. Nobody wants to expose themselves to him. The city steeped in crime has obscured the shadow of Erinia, the goddesses of vengeance.—G