On New Year's Eve, a mysterious murder occurred in the city - a girl was strangled in a movie theater right during a screening. The victim turned out to be Elena Antoshko, an employee of the Megamax company and part-time mistress of its owner, Maxim Kuskov. He was going to divorce his old wife Raisa and marry Elena, but did not have time. Raisa knew about her husband’s affair on the side, kept an eye on the lovers, so, of course, she was the first to come under suspicion. Moreover, behind the cuff of her fur coat, a pink pearl from Elena’s necklace, which Maxim gave her, was found...