Having squandered a half-ruble, the sea wolf—Rear Admiral Mazur—got bored in the quiet corridors of the Main Staff. He was offered a chance to have some fun: escort the daughter of a fellow officer from the Great Siberian Magistral to the glorious town of Shantarsk. The walk began so carefree that, once Mazur ended up in the hands of a major Shantarsk mafia boss, the battle-hardened rear-admiral was at first a bit confused: a string of mysterious murders, secret disappearances—puzzles at every step. But the desire to survive put the admiral into battle readiness.