Shots sounded simultaneously. Ларцев collapsed as knocked down, and Oleg began slowly to settle, leaned to the door-post. Natalia Evgenievna barely had time to realize happening, as a ring was heard in a door. Were heard voices: "Open, militia"! Why they here? Really Олежка? Did make a mistake somewhere, pricked, compelled itself to suspect and dragged in after itself a "tail"? Олежка, sonny, how you so! She wanted to yell. She too often death saw and as a doctor, and as a huntress. Oleg was dead, no doubts.