About the series
The plot of the series revolves around the death of Mikhail Fyodorov, an investigator with the department for combating theft of socialist property, whose body is found in the port of a seaside town. For unclear reasons, Alexander Kostenko, the deceased's colleague and friend, is removed from Fyodorov's case. However, this does not suit him, and he heads to the Prosecutor General's Office in the capital of the USSR. At the airport, the protagonist initiates the arrest of Arkady Lipman, an official transporting a large sum of money in foreign currency. Besides other party officials being implicated in this crime, it turns out to be connected to Mikhail's death as well.