Detective Roman Dubrovsky, a former MUR officer, finds himself drawn into a monstrous political intrigue affecting the interests of the most influential people in the country: the FSB suspects him of committing murder, and he is being pursued by an enraged gang of counterfeiters. He has to manage a powerful criminal corporation almost single-handedly, striving for the heights of power. He plays cat and mouse with houses, breaks into safes and saves charming women. His life was filled with epaulets, shootouts and terrible secrets.
