What could be more important for a woman than a wedding—especially if she is not marrying for the first time? Daria Vasilyeva goes to the “Arrow of Amor” agency to discuss the menu for the festive dinner. When she sees the groom’s companion, Colonel Degtyaryov, the owner of the company nearly faints. It turns out that he handled a case involving the murder of her daughter and former husband, and the disappearance of a million dollars—and he never found the criminals. Dasha will have to take charge of the search.
Diving into the investigation, she repeats—like an incantation—the key words from that long-ago story: the ninety-fourth year, the army, the swan. The date is, in principle, clear—then some important event happened. But what do the military and a bird have to do with it? And how are the robberies of exchange offices connected to the law-abiding Yermakov family? And, by the way, where did that million dollars go?