A journalist, Dima Poyulianov, was invited to play a small role in a film based on his book. Once in the movie world, even Dima—who had seen a lot because of his profession—was surprised by the freedom of morals and the boiling passions both on the set and beyond it. Esteemed director Prokopenko was involved in a romance with the lead actress Olga Volochkоvskaya, but other actresses also visited his room. And the colorful actor Nikolay Kryazhin was desperately jealous of Olga, who easily replaced him with a more advantageous partner...
The murder of the director right in the train compartment they were returning in from shooting in St. Petersburg was a real shock for the whole group. After all, the killer was one of them...