In a nightclub near Moscow, the owner of the establishment and his guest, a well-known thieves, were poisoned with clonidine. The guest died from the dose he received, but the owner was saved. The detective of the homicide department, Major Makar Kapitonov, established that the day before the victims were relaxing with local strippers. During a search of the girls' apartment, a ring from the hand of the deceased authority figure and the remaining dose of clonidine were found. Makar is sure that someone clearly wants to point the investigation to the “right” suspects. But who? To get on the trail of the real criminal, Major Kapitonov makes a very unexpected operational move...