A detective investigates the crimes of a medieval duke: is he really guilty of the deaths of his wives?
The hypochondriac Argan wants his daughter to marry a doctor so he can save on his medical bills.
Patients of the resuscitator Mikhailov are people who tried to commit suicide. Veronika, a young journalist and sociologist, often visits the hospital where the hero works. Natasha, Mikhailov's wife, guesses that her husband is in love with another woman. She is jealous and increasingly feels her loneliness.
