A detective series about the daily life of the operatives of the homicide department of the Petrovsky District Police Department in St. Petersburg. Five – because there are five operatives. Major Pavel Shaposhnikov, Captains Dmitry Krasavchenko and Timur Bubnov, Senior Lieutenant Anton Vetrov, and Lieutenant Vladimir Kuzmin. Five different characters united by their commander, Lieutenant Colonel Andrey Golovanov. A man with great humor and a rich past. He still remembers when St. Petersburg had streets of broken streetlights.
32 episodes · 20 h 40 min
E01
A 25-year-old single mother, Alisa Krivtsova, who worked as a caregiver, is murdered. She was stabbed with a knife in the park, and the infant who was with her at the time of the murder disappeared. Later, the baby is found with the janitor Alla Mitrofanova — a lonely and childless woman.
E02
The beautiful athlete Yulya is killed by a blow to the temple. Could robbers have attacked her? After all, some of the girl's personal belongings disappeared. But it is strange that Yulya became a victim of street thieves — after all, she was successfully practicing karate.
E03
The corpse of a young woman is found near the garages. Judging by everything, she was robbed, but there are no signs of rape. During the investigation, it turns out that the murdered woman is 27-year-old Elena Kruglova, who worked on an interactive adult website.
E04
A body with gunshot wounds is found in a forest park. The victim is 27-year-old debt collector Anton Maksimov. Everything points to the murder being connected to the deceased's professional activities. Moreover, shortly before his death, Maksimov called one of his "clients" and persistently demanded repayment of the debt.
E05
The owner of a music school, Elvira Voronkova, is found murdered. First the woman was stunned with a vase, and then given a lethal injection. Who could have done this? Only the professionalism of the Magnificent Five will help untangle the knot of contradictions in this complicated case.
E06
The owner of an erotic massage parlor, Mikhail Khromov, is killed in his car. Death came from a blow to the temple with a sharp object. During the investigation, the proposed versions of the murder are rejected one after another. Perhaps the detectives have been looking in the wrong place all along?
E07
Arkady Rozanov, once a popular pop singer, now almost forgotten, is found hanged in a hotel room. Many years ago, at the peak of his fame, Rozanov emigrated to Germany. Now he has come for a concert and the filming of a movie about himself. And now the singer is murdered, and the evidence rules out suicide. So where should the culprit be sought — in the present or in the past of a forgotten star?
E08
The body of a man with a guitar string around his neck is found in a canal. In his jacket pocket, the police found a branded bank pen, which was used to identify the deceased. During the investigation, several suspects appeared in the case. Which of them is the murderer is what the Magnificent Five will have to find out.
E09
The body of a girl is found in a park. The body looks like a criminal case, but according to the expert's conclusions, death occurred as a result of a heart attack. So is it murder or not? What was the girl doing alone at night on a dark alley? The Magnificent Five take on the investigation…
E10
A corpse is found on the city beach. The murdered man worked as a courier for a company that sold cosmetic products. But judging by everything, he was not attacked with the aim of robbery. Soon another courier is murdered. Before there are even more victims, the criminal must be stopped! The Magnificent Five begin studying the affairs of the company where the couriers worked…
E11
Under strange circumstances at night on the St. Petersburg embankment, a fatal traffic accident occurs: an expensive car with two men inside falls into the water.
E12
In a city neighborhood, several cars were set on fire. In one of the cars, a couple in love burned alive. The identities of the deceased have been established. They are the owner of a mini-market, Vasily Likholetov, and his mistress, cashier Maria Gordeeva. The Magnificent Five begin an investigation, during which each of the suspects turns out to have an ironclad alibi. And soon the case takes an unexpected turn…
E13
Thirty-year-old Galina Zayakina, a client relations manager at a Center for Alternative Medicine, has been murdered. She was stabbed in the park on her way home from work. Suspicion immediately falls on several employees of the medical center. But who actually became the murderer, the Magnificent Five will figure out.
E14
Three families — the Neznamovs, the Sorokins, and the Korkoshkos — living in an elite building, order a Ded Moroz and Snegurochka for their children. The fun, having begun in the courtyard, smoothly moves into the Neznamovs' apartment. At the height of the celebration, they notice that the head of the family, Ivan Neznamov, has disappeared somewhere — after swapping clothes with Ded Moroz, he went out for wine and did not return. The question arises: whom, exactly, did they want to kill — Ivan or Ded Moroz?
E15
In his own garage, the 45-year-old owner of a chain of photo shops, Nikolai Fedorov, has been found murdered. He died from a blow with a crowbar. The day before, it had been his birthday, at which, besides his wife and friends, former classmates were also present. The Magnificent Five take on developing new versions of the murder…
E16
The lead actress of the theater, Svetlana Champlinskaya, is killed right on stage — she was poisoned by wine from the props. Svetlana's colleagues, as well as her cousin, fall under suspicion. It is up to the Magnificent Five to find out which of them is the murderer.
E17
37-year-old Alexey Kamyshin is killed in his apartment. His wife went to a friend's place, and he stayed home to watch football. Kamyshin's dog, a Staffordshire terrier named Alf, did not react to the criminal. The victim's wife is under suspicion. After spinal surgery, she takes a powerful opium-based drug and cannot control her emotions. It also turns out that Kamyshin had a mistress — what a motive...
E18
An entrepreneur, the owner of a chain of snack bars, Boris Yaretsky, is killed in his apartment. He has a gunshot wound to the leg, but death came from a blow to the head with a heavy object. One of the witnesses to the crime tells the investigators that she saw a man in a motorcycle helmet and biker suit running out of the entrance...
E19
The director of a freight company, former police officer Oleg Makeyev, dies in his apartment. His mistress Eva, an employee of the same company, is hospitalized in serious condition. The source of the poisoning is an air conditioner that sprayed vapors of mercuric chloride. The poison was placed there intentionally, so it is clearly murder. One of the main suspects is Makeyev's deputy, Daniil Sinko, since Eva was his wife...
E20
A woman's corpse is found at a construction site; the body is missing its head and hands. Experts determine that the woman was about 45 years old, and death occurred about two weeks ago. They begin searching the records for which women of suitable age have been reported missing over the past two weeks. And there is such a report — the 45-year-old wife of architect Yuri Ignatyev, Valentina, has disappeared. Ignatyev identifies the body by birthmarks and, at the same time, points to a possible suspect...
E21
The corpse of a young woman is found in the trunk of a rented car. For the driver, this came as a surprise. He booked the car online and drove off without checking the trunk. The words of the hapless driver are confirmed by an alibi: at the time of the murder, he was at a clinic with his young son. The identity of the murdered woman is established — she is Nina Koltsova, a saleswoman in the perfume department of a shopping center. Who the murderer is — the husband, with whom Nina was on the verge of divorce, or the persistent admirer who followed the woman everywhere — is for the Magnificent Five to figure out.
E22
Roman Lysokon, a former orphanage resident who worked as an assistant coach at a motorcycle school, has been killed. At night on a deserted street he was hit by a motorcyclist who fled after the collision. The unusual method of the murder suggests that the killer has a connection to the motorcycle school. Perhaps it is one of the students, or maybe even a coach…
E23
Plastic surgeon Tsyplyaev has been killed. A small wrench was found at the crime scene. At first glance, the doctor had no mortal enemies. But gradually it turns out that among his patients there is a woman who, as a result of an operation, turned from a healthy person into a wheelchair-bound invalid. Could the killer be her husband?
E24
Boris Kalitin, a disabled pensioner and former university lecturer, has been killed. His grandson Misha currently studies at that same university. Boris Alekseevich was poisoned with a capsule of rat poison that had been mixed in with his heart medication capsules. The suspect is his grandson Misha Kalitin, because he was with his grandfather when the old man suddenly fell ill. Moreover, Mikhail is the heir to his grandfather's spacious apartment…
E25
Alexander Silin has been killed — a former military man and now a businessman, co-owner of an auto service center. He was shot with his own award pistol. Silin's personal driver, Boris Chursin, found the body. At the same time, a former kindergarten teacher, now unemployed Raisa Rogova, has her adopted son Vasya stolen. The Magnificent Five will have to figure out what connection there is between these crimes.
E26
Magicians and illusionists are preparing to perform at a professional competition. Whoever takes first place will go to Los Angeles for an international show! The program is opened by the first contender for victory — Ilya. However, during the act something went wrong, and the magician dies before the eyes of the audience. The investigation works through many versions: it is also a love triangle, one of whose vertices was the deceased. And an old feud, and the envy of colleagues in the trade. While the Magnificent Five immerse themselves in the world of illusions and deception, the makeup artist and main witness to the murder — the visagiste Olga — nearly dies.
E27
Fitness trainer and mother of two children Oksana Kovaleva is found murdered in her own car. The investigators decide to question Oksana's husband, whom she was planning to divorce, as a witness, but he is also found dead in the garage. The main witness to the murder, a bartender, says that shortly before the murder Kovaleva had quarreled with some young man…
E28
Angela Churkina, an outwardly unattractive 25-year-old girl, was murdered in her apartment. She has a head wound from a blow with a heavy object, but the cause of death is strangulation. When questioning the victim's mother, it turns out that Angela was threatened by Nikolai Mostovoy, the foreman of the construction workers who were renovating the girl's apartment…
E29
A specially trained dog was set on lawyer Sergei Sviridov. The man had no chance of survival—the dog immediately sank its teeth into the victim's throat. The first suspects are the lawyer's wife and her lover, who moonlights as a dog walker…
E30
Nadezhda Smirnova, a 30-year-old radiologist, was murdered. Her body is found in the city park. According to the victim's father, Yevgenia wanted to marry a Turk, but her ex-husband would not give permission for their daughter Yulia to leave the country. He demanded a million rubles for it. Perhaps that is the motive…
E31
A small branch of Golden Bank has been robbed. Moreover, the robbery scheme was played out like a well-rehearsed score: the guard discovers an explosive device, evacuates the customers and staff, and the arriving "sappers," who turn out to be the robbers, take 50,000 rubles from the cash safe. Soon after the robbery, the bank guard who called the "sappers" is killed. Everything suggests that he was in on it with the robbers. But could it be just a coincidence?
E32
Smelyansky, a well-known collector and restorer of retro cars, died in his workshop. A long-reformed alcoholic suddenly drank a lot of vodka. But did he do it himself? After all, hematomas were found on Smelyansky's chin and throat. Captain Krasavchenko falls under suspicion—his fingerprints were found on a water bottle that actually contained vodka. And he himself drove off in a car from Smelyansky's collection—the guard described him precisely and recognized him from a photograph. Where Krasavchenko is now is unknown; he took two days off and asked not to be disturbed…
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