Presidential elections in one of the CIS countries threaten to split society. The price of power is very high, but it doesn’t stop those who are desperate to get their hands on the levers. Blackmail, falsifications, intimidation—everything is used. And as the apotheosis of the election showdown comes a series of high-profile murders in which the sitting president is accused. Only a strong, determined man can stop the approaching catastrophe. And such a man exists. The head of one of the regions isn’t afraid of provocations or threats, because the people and, indeed, the truth are on his side…