Body of Choice

A decapitated woman's body was discovered in a trash can in the center of Moscow. According to documents found there, her name is Svetlana Tarasova. Colonel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Lev Gurov calls for the recognition of the... deceased's husband. However, he claims that it is not Tarasova. His Svetlana ran away with another man a week ago, taking their seven-year-old daughter with her. Gurov is sure: the husband is lying, and most likely he is the murderer... However, invited relatives confirm that the deceased is unknown to them. The detectives are puzzled. They do not yet know that they are on the verge of a terrible discovery, something they have never encountered in their practice…