Pavel Kudeyarov began his service as a district police officer in a small town. It is with this place that the greatest tragedy of his life is connected - the death of his beloved wife... A few years later, Pavel returned to Vetrogorsk: his leisurely life was disrupted by the brutal murder of a girl. Kudeyarov will have to find out whether a maniac appeared in the vicinity of Vetrogorsk or whether Karina Sorokina, the first beauty of the town, whose favor many of the local influential men sought, interfered with someone so much that she was killed. Pavel's investigation leads to the most unexpected results. Karina's death turns out to be just the first link in a chain of crimes, the main goal of which is to hide the big secrets of a small town...