The collapse of the USSR has dramatically changed the lives of all the citizens of a great country. These changes did not bypass Eldar Safarov either. After a dizzying career in the Administration of President Gorbachev, this talented lawyer is forced to work as a simple investigator in the investigative department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. However, life goes on, and Eldar expects a lot of interesting work. One of his new cases is the story of the “Chechen advice notes”. Together with a partner, they travel to Grozny, where they successfully expose the organizers of the scam. Among them is the banker Epshtein, well known to Eldar. However, the case is by no means closed. Safarov understands this when his girlfriend Yulia is killed...