Terrible events are happening not far from Moscow: dead bodies of people are found one after another, horribly mutilated, torn apart. And local residents complain that pets are disappearing, and that someone is cruelly killing dogs too. Rumors spread about a werewolf—a beast-man.
The head of the “homicide department” for the Moscow region, Nikita Kolosov, from the very beginning suspects that a new brutal maniac is at large—a serial killer. A journalist, Katya, is almost ready to agree with him, but she’s plagued by terrible doubts. She knows where to look for the maniac, but she’s afraid to believe her own suspicions…