Can-can at the Wake

God! I never could have imagined such horror even in my worst nightmare! Our friend and neighbor Volodya Kostin was sent to Butyrka on suspicion of murdering his mistress! He wouldn't even hit a woman in his life. His friend and colleague Slava Rozhkov arranged for me to meet Volodya in prison. Slava asked me to convince the major to make a full confession - all the evidence was against him. But he refused. A few days later, Kostin suffered a heart attack and died in the prison hospital. Moreover, on the day of his death, a libelous article 'Disgraceful Cop' was published in one of the newspapers. I wouldn't be Evlampiy Romanov if I didn't restore the major's good name, find the true murderer, and make the newspaper publish a retraction...