Detective writer Alena Dmitrieva had no idea that the chapter of her new novel was being used as an attack scenario. But someone did it, and as a result, Alena herself and a young woman returning home through a dark park were injured. Alena decides: she must find out who the attacker is. During the investigation, she comes across fragments of a certain painting, interesting for its grey-black-white color scheme and the fact that armed bandits are hunting for it. Moreover, it is impossible to understand the plot of the image until the remaining fragments are found. But where could they be, and most importantly, who and why needed to cut the picture into pieces?..