Investigating the murder of judge Tamara Shuvalova, private detective Tatyana Ivanova had already gone through every possible version of the crime: revenge by those convicted by Shuvalova, removing her as the heir of a father’s bequeathed apartment, conflicts at work, a quarrel with her lover… Nothing worked. Based on detective Ivanova’s tip, the police even arrested two suspects, who were to stand trial. But intuition told her that the true cause of Shuvalova’s death had to be found in her personal relationships. And then events unfolded in such a way that the seasoned sleuth was seriously surprised… Tania knows who the killer is, but handing the criminal over to the authorities is beyond her strength…