Ekaterina Golovina

A young guy Sasha runs into a second-class car of a long-distance train with a guitar in a case. He, like many other musicians, tried to conquer Moscow, but failed. Sasha settles in a compartment to an adult shift officer Ivan returning home. For a long time on the way, the heroes manage to make friends, write songs, create their own musical group and perform on the platforms in several cities. But what will happen to their group when Ivan leaves at his station?

Reflections of the shift worker Ivan, who, due to life circumstances, overcomes more than 9000 km to return home. On his way he meets many interesting people: military, students, mothers with children, men, women, old people. The landscapes outside the window, time zones, people are changing. But their stories remain, stories about life, love, hope and faith.

In the city of N-sk, the governor's daughter dies under mysterious circumstances. Investigator Oleg Nesterov arrives from Moscow in the city of NSK to clarify the circumstances of her death. In the place where the girl's body was found, a role-playing game based on the Karelo-Finnish epic "Kalevala" was taking place, and Vera, the chairman of the role-playing team, begins her investigation at the same time. However, new victims and a series of mysterious events are increasingly confusing Oleg and Vera. And soon Nesterov realizes that it's not just role-play players who play in N-sk. Both the banker, the prosecutor, and the governor are involved in some kind of strange gambling game, the meaning of which is hidden from the uninitiated.