A well-known gynecologist Alekseev was killed through the window by a rifle with a telescopic sight. His wife Mira recalls that her husband was threatened by representatives of an anti-abortion organization. At the site where the shooting was allegedly fired, investigators found the killer's rifle and hair. It was also possible to establish the identity of the owner of the site from which the threats were received. All the threads lead to the "Fourth Horseman" religious sect.

CEO of a large company Platonov is forced to retire. Events were accelerated somewhat by a memo written by one of the candidates for his post, Oleg Sergeev. During a corporate party, Platonov's assistant Nikolai did not hide his worries about the future state of his affairs - Sergeyev dislikes him, which clearly threatens to be fired. Platonov made it clear to his subordinate that he was washing his hands, and after a while Sergeev was found dead in the parking lot.

The young musician Konstantin Lvov - a patient of the successful psychiatrist Lydia Larinova - became the doctor's lover in combination. However, Lydia quickly got bored of this relationship, and she tried to break the connection. But Konstantin insisted on the continuation of the novel and once, without an invitation, showed up to her for her birthday. Larinova chased away the unfortunate admirer, and a few days later he was found dead in his own recording studio.