To successful lawyer Regina Gnedich, her former classmate Veronica Livshits unexpectedly turns for support. Their relationship was never close, and Veronica long ago moved to Moscow, where her career in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is rapidly advancing—she has already become a trusted person of Minister Igor Strelnikov. Now Regina must find Strelnikov’s missing wife. Why did Anna Strelnikova disappear specifically during important security negotiations in the Middle East? Was it a kidnapping for ransom, or political pressure? Regina and her colleagues usually don’t handle cases of missing persons, since they aren’t a detective agency, but Veronica manages to convince her to take the case. The life of the minister’s wife and the interests of the state are at stake!