If an employee suddenly appears among a thoroughly corrupt police force who declares war on lawlessness, he will be broken very quickly. They can simply fire you for “inconsistency”, they can plant incriminating evidence and judge you. Or they might actually stage a car accident. What if the employee has a steely character? If he was trained in the Airborne Forces? If he is a great shooter, masters hand-to-hand combat techniques, is smart and cunning like a wolf, and at the same time is crystal honest? It was just such a lieutenant who arrived to serve in the local police department of a small Ural town. He chose this town not only because gross corruption reigned here. There was another reason: many years ago, his mother died here under strange circumstances...