Opera investigator Sasha Tsimbalary had, during his service in the Special Department, to chase flying saucers, pursue various evil spirits, and even take the most direct part in orgies held by the adepts of the Temple of Fire and Power—but the new case even shocked his hardened policeman’s soul.
Would you be surprised to learn that the fingerprints of an unidentified decapitated corpse match perfectly those of the man we see every day in the news broadcasts, whom behind his back they call the Guarantor of the Constitution??? Mysticism, you’ll say—and you’ll be right. And if it’s mysticism, then it’s a suitable case for the Special Department as a whole, and for Captain Tsimbalary in particular!