Sister Agata handed Fen’ka an almost impossible task: she must find the living—or dead—daughter of the well-known writer Smolin, who disappeared without a trace a month ago. Fen’ka has two versions: either Sofia was killed to lock up her boyfriend Turov in prison and grab his share in the business, or she ran away herself. Fen’ka had to call on the help of her loyal friend Sergey Lvovich Bersenyev. After bringing him up to speed, she hoped he would have some insight. And he did—gladly: the case would finally move forward if a body appeared. And a corpse didn’t take long to show up: they found it on Turov’s property. Only it had been lying in the earth for at least thirty years. With every day, the case became even more interesting and tangled. And Fen’ka kept thinking about her lost love, no longer hoping to find the long-suffering and long-awaited happiness. But heaven decided otherwise…