A woman’s body was horribly mutilated: her severed hand, crushed head, broken legs. A note was hanging on the door, with a knife—threatening everyone.
Fighting continued in Western Ukraine after the war ended. The nationalists tried to resist Soviet power; their leader, Zvir, was known for his cruelty.
An officer combating banditry, Ivan Shipov, is convinced that the woman’s death was the work of Zvir. They had unfinished business, and this time Shipov decided to set him up.