Somehow, right in his room, a museum employee is killed; in the basement, ghosts roam; and photographs disappear without a trace from locked houses. The little town of Skuchny—which for some time had stopped living up to its name—has strange things happening inside the half-ruined walls of an ancient monastery, now a small local museum!
District officer Tolik Bogatyrev makes what he considers the most correct decision in this situation: he calls on his childhood friend—an inspector from the criminal investigation office—who has come for a week from Moscow. Night raids on the cemetery, unexpected finds, masterful solutions to murderous puzzles, and, of course, love—await those who appreciate classic intimate detective stories.