A rich estate, a peaceful family dinner, warm words, harmless hints - why not a suitable atmosphere for a crime?.. In her country house, under strange circumstances, Olga, a well-known art critic and actress in the capital’s circles, dies. According to the examination, death occurred as a result of taking a contraindicated medication. What is this - suicide, fatal negligence or... murder? Everyone who was in the house during the last dinner together - relatives and guests of the deceased - comes under suspicion... A family friend invites the famous lawyer Platon Smorodina to conduct an independent investigation. Smorodina finds out that shortly before her death, Olga withdrew a significant amount of money from her bank account, which was not found during the search. In addition, it is known that she was preparing for publication a sensational novel that would reveal the secrets of the behind-the-scenes life of the nomenklatura elite. All these facts could well have been the motive for the crime. The lawyer carefully establishes the role of each participant in the ill-fated evening and already guesses how everything really happened. However, at the last moment a new terrible incident happens...