The decor in the bedroom was intimate and seductive: scented candles, black silk bed linen. The picture was spoiled only by the man’s corpse, disfigured beyond recognition. Investigator Bystrov first encountered such a strange case: there is a killer - the girl shot the rapist, but who is he?... Polina herself called the police. She did not recognize the night intruder - he was wearing a mask. But who could decide to do this - to act out the terrible scene described by Polina in her novel? After all, no one has read it yet, except...