E01
Episode 1
Lieutenant Colonel Alexandra Kushnir's appointment comes as a surprise to her new colleagues. A woman's body is found in an empty house.
A Moscow detective takes charge of a small seaside town's criminal investigation unit, where her new team doubts her and an old flame is now her superior.
16 episodes · 13 h 42 min
E01
Lieutenant Colonel Alexandra Kushnir's appointment comes as a surprise to her new colleagues. A woman's body is found in an empty house.
E02
A killer with several victims to his name evades justice. Alexandra asks her friend Boris, an FSB officer, for help.
E03
A popular actress is poisoned, and her womanizing husband falls under suspicion. In the interests of the investigation, Alexandra drastically changes her image.
E04
Three young men have been killed. All of them are members of an organized criminal group. The theory of a criminal showdown finds no confirmation. Experts conclude that the shots were fired by a professional sniper. A former shooting instructor, Colonel Sokolov, comes into Alexandra's sights. He offers to help catch the killer, as he knows the assassin's signature style perfectly. But Sokolov has one serious condition. Boris does not give up his attempts to become more than a friend to Alexandra.
E05
The body of a psychiatrist is discovered in a drug rehabilitation clinic for teenagers. One of her subordinates searches for compromising material in Alexandra's past.
E06
The search for the killer of a deputy's daughter uncovers unsavory facts about the victim's private life. Alexandra engages in a fight with the criminal.
E07
All the department's forces are thrown into the search for a missing boy — the son of a murdered judge. Colonel Mishin faces family troubles.
E08
Robberies are taking place in the city, the latest of which ends in the death of a famous photographer. The mayor takes control of the case.
E09
The body of a young girl washes up on the shore. Soon her identity is established: Tamara Yermolayeva, who worked as a servant in the Duzhnikov family. A suspect appears fairly quickly, Ivan Kuprin, who was released on parole. But during his arrest he takes his own life. Kushnir's colleagues and superiors are inclined to regard this act as Kuprin's admission of guilt, and prepare to close the case. But Alexandra is not used to drawing conclusions so quickly. She is tormented by the question: how did the backpack that was on the victim at the time of the murder end up in the closet of the Duzhnikov house?
E10
The manager of the Volodarsky family estate is found hanged on his birthday. The Volodarskys' lawyer states that the deceased was the main suspect in the murder of Volodarsky's wife, which occurred recently. But Kushnir is not at all sure that the elderly man put the noose around his own neck, since he had no obvious motive for committing a crime. It is more logical to assume that this is the work of the Volodarsky offspring, since they are the direct heirs in the event of their parents' death. Kushnir loves complex puzzles. But new unpleasant twists in her personal life greatly hinder her ability to concentrate on the investigation.
E11
The director of a restaurant, Irina Antonova, has been killed. The investigation establishes that the deceased achieved her career goals in the simplest way, through the bedroom. Therefore there are immediately three suspects in the murder: her husband and two lovers. Each of them has a motive, but the most surprising thing is that all three possess a potential murder weapon. Irina was killed with a rare chef's knife made to order in Japan. The theory is murder out of jealousy. But Kushnir learns that on the very day of Antonova's death, a large sum of money was supposed to be handed over to her. Plunging headlong into the investigation, Kushnir completely forgets about her own birthday.
E12
Three years ago the department made a mistake, the consequences of which lead to a new tragedy. Alexandra acquires an extraordinary enemy.
E13
At first glance, the unambiguous murder of a police officer has hidden motives. For the first time, solving the case does not please Alexandra.
E14
During the trial of members of an organized criminal group, a juror, Olga Ivanova, dies of a heart attack. At first glance there is nothing strange, Olga had problems with her cardiovascular system. But Kushnir is used to checking any theory, even the most obvious ones. According to the expert findings, the dose of medication Olga took was sixteen times the permissible amount. So what is this, murder or suicide? Olga's husband is a doctor, and relations between them were complicated. Another important detail surfaces: all the jurors had been threatened with reprisal. What if Olga's death is only the first in a chain? Alexandra's ability to concentrate on the investigation is hindered by her mother, who has unexpectedly arrived for a visit.
E15
In the center of the city, in broad daylight, an unknown person shoots up a jeep. The driver, an 18-year-old young man, dies on the spot. The girl passenger is taken to intensive care in serious condition. The criminal manages to escape unnoticed. Who could have wanted these teenagers dead? Perhaps the intended target was the owner of the jeep, the father of the deceased youth, Oleg Timoshenko. But this theory falls apart, and then Alexandra reaches an unexpected and very strange conclusion: it is not about the passengers, but about the car. Meanwhile, the two people Alexandra loves, her mother and Boris, whom she has abandoned, spend time in each other's company.
E16
The body of a writer is found in a swimming pool; his wife had left him the day before. Alexandra is ready to leave the department because of an internal investigation.