The provincial town of Kalinov stands at the crossroads of two eras.
New mayoral elections are coming, and three people enter the race: the current head of the town, Stepan Dikoy; his former right-hand man, Vanya Kudyryash; and Kulygin, a teacher who has spent thirty years trying to prove the famous Cook’s hypothesis, for which a million dollars is promised. Tikhon Kabanov, jokingly, suggests that Kulygin begin by finding his father, who disappeared nineteen years ago during a robbery of an armored cash-transport machine. Find at least that missing million. Taking up the investigation—and so does everyone else in Kalinov—none of them even imagine where it will all lead. The quiet town literally erupts: the arrest of the most influential woman in town, Kabanikha; an attempted murder; provocative photos on Instagram…
Everyone is tense and waiting for the resolution. And it will definitely happen… together with the long-awaited storm…