The city's elite, critics, and fashion journalists gathered for the premiere of Victoria Kositskaya's theater studio. But, contrary to expectations, it was not the performance that caused a wide resonance, but... The murder. During a banquet on the occasion of the premiere, the brilliant actor Yevgeny Preobrazhensky is found dead - a damaged set block fell on him. The police are confident that this is not an accident. There are many suspects, and they all had reasons to want the “genius of transformation” to die. But he only killed one. In search of the culprit, Victoria begins her own investigation. And when a real killer appears on stage, all theatrical effects pale in comparison with his villainy, deceit and audacity...