The hall was full. The entire city elite gathered at the show of the new collection at the Ikeara Regia fashion house, anticipating a show of amazing beauty and entertainment. And maestro Igor Ngelu-Ikeara once again did not disappoint. The beautiful Snezhana shone on the catwalk in his exquisite outfits. It was not for nothing that she showed off her wedding dress - at the banquet after the show everyone congratulated her on her imminent marriage and shouted “Bitter!” to her and her groom. As it turned out, they were in a hurry: that same evening Snezhana was killed right in the dressing room. At the same time, a precious necklace disappeared - a gift from the groom, Ruslan Brodsky, a successful architect. But was it the cause of the crime? The cruel, arrogant girl had many enemies. The one who decided to take the extreme step is going to be identified by police captain Nikolai Astakhov, and his loyal friends are helping him - editor Savely Zotov and philosopher Fyodor Alekseev...