The nearby galaxy is once again turbulent, and that means Il Gillernhorn and his colleagues will be very, very busy. The body of a colonel who died while on a secret diplomatic mission was stolen from a ministerial transport ship, and every attempt to find the nimble dead man leads to new rounds of investigation. The investigation is late, and danger code 5320 has already escaped from Pandora's box. Subcontractors from other structures are in no hurry to share information, deficiencies from the past investigation are knocking on the door, the consequences of long-standing crimes and family secrets are surfacing, which at first glance have absolutely nothing to do with it. And as a result, the late colonel continues to remain at the center of events in death, even more than he was in life. Who else is hunting for the body and why? Why is Koda sticking his nose into all this? How many clone cleaners were there? What secret weapon is threatening the Alliance this time? And who, in the end, broke the coffee maker?