Crime reporter Kotov, in search of fresh material, turns to his friend, criminal investigation captain Rakitin, and suddenly finds himself drawn into the investigation of a chain of very strange murders. The bodies of all the victims, young men, turn into the withered remains of old men in a few hours. In search of a solution, Kotov seeks advice from a well-known psychic in the city at an alternative medicine center. But the healer’s answer only adds to the mystery, and very aggressive doubles of quite decent people appear in the city. And now the price for the investigation may be the life of Kotov himself...