The death of an elderly patient with chronic heart disease at a regional hospital turns into an emergency: it is discovered that the woman was strangled. Clinic chief physician Vladimir Radetsky, whether he wants it or not, is pulled into the investigation. New developments convince him that this tragedy has a long, complicated backstory. Together with his longtime acquaintance, journalist, and a new ally, Radetsky step by step unravels the details of a large-scale scheme. Those who stood at its origin are already dead, but the money they acquired has gone nowhere—and there is far too much of it to be forgotten…