Who benefits from eliminating members of a secret special group—one that in Russia is known by almost nobody? Why was the experienced general, the head of this group, detained? And why are people killed with whom he talked shortly before his arrest? The general is not accused of anything—he’s simply being approached to establish contact, with assurances that only he can help uncover a series of mysterious crimes. They try to kill him. But—who? Why? He gathers his comrades and begins his own investigation. He seeks answers to questions—and sooner or later he will find them. Or will he die?..