Three years have passed since Major Polyakov’s beloved girlfriend, Maria Belozerova, disappeared. Then there was a maniac, rapist and murderer operating in the city, and Masha was considered his victim. And now the body of a woman has been found not far from Polyakov’s house. The unfortunate woman was killed six months ago, genetic analysis shows that it is not Masha, but she is wearing the things that the missing Belozerova was wearing on the day of her disappearance! Major Polyakov is under suspicion and removed from the case, but he begins an independent investigation together with a local television journalist. Several fascinating storylines telling about the destinies of different people develop in parallel in order to weave into a knot in the finale, when all the secrets are revealed and the villains are brought to light pure water. It was difficult to imagine that the adventurous idea of putting an invented crime story on paper would suddenly develop into something serious and become the meaning of life. This is where the creative path of the Russian writer Galina Romanova began. And now she is rightfully considered a true expert on feelings and relationships. The total circulation of Galina Romanova's books exceeded 3 million copies.