The series takes place in the Tri-City. Carmen Rota (Agata Kulesza), daughter of a former mafia boss, leads her life away from the criminal underworld and raises three children.
Her husband Marek (Zbigniew Stryj) officially runs a private marina.
In fact, together with Carmen's brother, Wiktor (Andrzej Andrzejewski) and his friend Stefan (Lukasz Simlat), he deals with smuggling.
When Carmen's husband dies as a result of gangster-related charges, her life turns into a hell.
There are strangers and threatening to kill children, demanding the repayment of her husband's debts and stolen drugs.
To protect loved ones, Carmen makes a decisive decision - she decides to lead the family of the "empire of evil".
Her seemingly peaceful life turns into a hell of crimes.