Private detective Tatyana Ivanova was in a panic: she had never had such a client before! All previous ones, including the highest-ranking officials and large businessmen, were not quoted against his background. This was Alexey Ilyich Shestopalov, permanent deputy of the regional Duma and general director of the Tarasov chemical plant, a real state within a state. And if he did not open the door to the governor’s office with his foot, it was only because of his good upbringing. But then he came to Tatyana in the guise of a real locksmith, in worn clothes, a tattered padded jacket and a hat with earflaps, and told a completely incredible story...