The severed head of a police general, hanging on a lamppost, gives Colonel Loginov so many problems and questions that it’s time to break his own head. What is this – revenge of the Chechens for the military operations of the federals in the Caucasus? Everything seems to indicate this. With this version, Loginov begins the investigation. But it quickly comes to a dead end. A witness who could shed light on this dark matter is killed by killers. The hitman is captured, but is soon killed by another hitman. Someone is thoroughly confusing the investigation. But the colonel must get to the truth at all costs...