A terrorist squad in Damascus entered the building of the headquarters of the Syrian Air Force at the very moment when the Russian Minister of Defense was there. But no one knew about his visit except his most trusted persons. It is imperative to find out where the information leak comes from, how numerous deaths are connected with it, and who became the traitor. The president himself turns to former intelligence officer Vitaly Shuvalov, trusting him to conduct an investigation. The action of L. Mlechin’s political novel takes place in Russia, Syria, Lebanon, Austria and Germany.