Mariya Zvonaryova

17-year-old Vera had everything: gold in competitions, a loved one, an adored dad, a swimming coach mom. But after the betrayal of her mother, at one point her whole successful life "sailed away" from Vera: the girl suddenly leaves the big sport and remains alone with a child in her arms. 15 years later, she is a successful coach, among whose wards is her son Kirill. Only the past does not let go of Faith and presents a tempting offer. And now the former champion will have to face again not only the treachery of her own mother, who is ready to do anything for big victories, but also the ex-boyfriend who led the national swimming team.

1941. Trying to escape from unhappy love, Pavel Zhilin, a first-year student, gets into the border guard shortly before the Nazi invasion. However, love overtakes him there: having survived the German offensive, Zhilin does everything possible to save his beloved and her newly-made husband.

A group of investigators finds murdered teenagers in a city collector. Unraveling this case step by step, the police faces an unconditional evil - a whirlpool of a big city, which sucks and destroys the weak - those whom no one loves and does not care for. This evil destroys people with impunity, and each of the characters is forced to face it personally, look inside themselves to meet their own demons and fears.

Policeman Pavel Kravtsov is a rather strange man. If he has to handcuff someone, he apologizes and asks if he is pressing. He is ambitious but honest; he is young but thoughtful. With such inclinations, you can't really make a career in the city police. So a city man, senior Lieutenant Kravtsov, gets through to the remote village of Anisovka by an ordinary district police officer.