For the first time in ages, private detective Tatyana Ivanova gets to go to the theater not for work, but for a premiere that opens the season. One of the main roles was supposed to be played by her old acquaintance, Anya Zorina. And what do you know—there’s a replacement. The young, talented actress never appeared on stage. The night before the premiere, she fell asleep… and didn’t wake up. An overdose of sleeping pills. Tatyana Ivanova doesn’t doubt for a minute that this was someone’s malicious plot, not suicide or an accident. She sets out to unravel this suspicious story and learns that she didn’t really know her friend Anya Zorina that well—turns out there are very dark deeds on her conscience…