A corpse of a popular TV journalist, Lavrenty Neudobnyak, is found in a park. On the victim’s chest, the word “AФЁРА” (“Swindle”) has been carved. What is it: the result of criminal dealings, or the work of a maniac? The investigation of the murder is led by Colonel Nepadlo and Senior Detective Myl’ny. The tracks of the crime lead to the House of Writers.