In the Iraqi town of Baquba, at the secret base of a private security agency, he is known under the name Ivan Kozak. He is a mercenary from Eastern Europe, one of many hunters of dubious military fortunes who risk their lives in the Big Sandbox for a thousand bucks a day. Good money, but what are the conditions? The strictest discipline, strict hierarchy, complete isolation from the outside world. And - deaf unknown. Kozak feels that his commanders are playing a strange game, assigning him a role that is still unclear. But which one - this is exactly what he, GRU agent Ivan Kozakov, has to find out...