The provincial city was overwhelmed by a wave of contract killings, among the victims were the mayor, his driver and a close friend of the criminal investigation major Chistyakov, a disabled veteran of the Chechen war, Zavidonov, in whose apartment a large batch of drugs was unexpectedly discovered. Circumstances point to the involvement of teenagers in the murder. Finding criminals is a matter of honor for the major. The investigation becomes more complicated: drug dealers have figured out that the heroin was stolen by petty thief Sayushkin and are following his trail, making the operation even more difficult.