A charming young woman is found strangled in the basement of her own home. During her lifetime, Olesya Syrnikova seemed to attract men like a magnet. In addition, she was distinguished by her intelligence and strength of character, which provoked the envy and hostility of others. In addition to the obvious and hidden ill-wishers who joined the list of suspects, investigators were alerted by a mysterious detail. In Syrnikova’s destroyed apartment, they found an old fireplace, torn to the ground. As it turned out later, the story explaining the criminals’ interest in the fireplace has its roots in the distant past...