About the series
1926. The height of the NEP era. Novgorod con man Podkidysh, fleeing local gangsters, ends up in Leningrad. Police officers mistake him for a famous detective who was recently appointed head of the criminal investigation department. Podkidysh plans to slip away unnoticed, but upon learning that the city holds a large warehouse of valuable evidence and confiscated goods, decides not to rush. Robbing the place is quite easy with a police officer's ID in hand, and the crook starts planning the heist…