After the Ball

Petersburg is celebrating Maslenitsa. No one suspects that the detective police managed to prevent a monstrous explosion at the Hermitage Theater. The terrorists’ target was the imperial family and top officials. The executioner of the act—Lieutenant Colonel Stoletov—was killed, but the organizer, Anna Istomina, nicknamed “Belka,” managed to escape. And besides the detective police, she is now being searched for by her party comrades and by a mysterious gentleman who hides his slanted eyes behind glasses with blue lenses.

Loud and cheerful Shalyapin brings a fresh stream into Lipov’s complicated, care-filled life—introducing him to the singer Valdaytseva. This acquaintance will become a turning point in the detective’s life.

Episode 5. After the Ball

At night, another detainee escaped from the detective police. His search is assigned to Klopovsky, who continues to weave intrigues against his boss. The detective official Shiryayev is looking for the daredevil Stepkа Beshенaya, who had taken Belka away from the crime scene the day before.

And in the evening, Lipov is going to a concert at the People’s House, where besides his new friend Shalyapin, the brilliant singer Larisa Valdaytseva will perform…