This story began as a love story, but very quickly turned into a crime story. How could it be otherwise if its main character is private detective Tatyana Ivanova? Before she had time to strike up a pleasant acquaintance with Sergei, who had come to the city for a poetry seminar, he became her client. It turns out that an accident happened at the hotel where the writers were staying: the organizer of the seminar, Alex Vysotin, was found dead in his room. According to the police, the poet committed suicide, but Sergei is sure that Alex had no reason to tighten the noose of the electric wire around his neck. Plunging headlong into the writing environment, Tatyana takes note of many from the poet’s circle - envious people, competitors, ill-wishers. And when it turned out that Vysotin had an adult son from his first marriage, the heir of a wealthy poet was also added to the list of suspects...