Lieutenant Ivan Zhigalov, a local police officer in a small Siberian town, really wanted to restore order everywhere so that people would respect him. The district police officer was unable to deal with only one person. In the town they called him Grandfather Balaton. And he was, according to Zhigalov, a drunkard and a former criminal. The heroes of the book, and with them the reader, will learn the story of this unusual person. The book is intended for a wide range of readers.