It seemed that the power of the brothers in the small Volga town of Mnogorechensk was unshakable. Everything is under their control, nothing happens without their knowledge. And suddenly, one after another, under mysterious circumstances, all four local “authorities” run into bullets - first Terekha, then Barabas, and after them Skull and Arhar. Following in the footsteps of the killer, with the tirelessness of a hound dog, is RUBOP Major Potapov. It seems that everything is clear: this happens during gangster redistribution, when the “brothers” are ordered to a professional. But who is the customer? Who dared to take such a risky step? There seem to be no such people among the locals. It doesn’t even occur to Potapov that he’s looking in the wrong place...