Ivan Podushkin had no intention of getting involved in another investigation! He only drove home a sweet older lady named Stefania—she fell after snapping a heel right beside his car. And, just as if by Murphy’s law, he found… a corpse of an unknown woman in her cozy kitchen! Ivan’s best friend, the police investigator Max Voronov, was simply stunned by what he saw among the items found in the dead woman’s bag—a syringe, a knife, and a burgundy scarf! Those are the “tools of the trade” of a maniac Max had missed at the very beginning of his career! Now Voronov will make sure—only he will learn whether the maniac and his victims are connected to Stefania’s family. And who can help him if not Podushkin—because Tefi already considers him her best friend? The lady asked Ivan to visit an unfinished house where she wants to buy an apartment. There, Tefi decided to look at an unlit storage room. Vanya bravely stepped into the darkness—and then… fell somewhere down!