The Man Without a Shadow

She is investigator Elena Petelina. Legends are made about her in criminal circles, and she is fearfully called "Petlya". She will stop at nothing on the path to the truth. Tenacious, thoughtful, determined. Sometimes—cruel. The one thing she has not yet managed to change is her chaotic personal life. She very much wants to love and be loved. A body of businessman Dmitry Maltsev is found with a crushed skull. Nearby is his wife Inna, covered in blood, in a state of complete disarray and on the verge of fainting. According to neighbors, the couple often quarrelled. What is this? An ordinary murder out of jealousy? But everything turns out to be more complicated and mysterious. It was not Dmitry who was killed, but his brother, who had recently returned from prison. Yes, Inna immediately confesses to the murder. But… of a completely different person… The investigative team departs to the address where, according to Inna, she killed a certain Drozdova. The police have been tasked with finding the body. Investigator Petelina is waiting for a report. Finally, she receives a call from the senior member of the operation group, Marat. But he reports something that instantly destroys the beautiful and coherent version of the crime…