
Anna and Scriabin manage to save the dying son of a Cheremis (Mari) family. The boy's mother reads Anna's fortune and warns her against making a wrong decision.
A brutal murder shocks the town. A man whom everyone, except for Anna, has long forgotten, suddenly appears at the crime scene.
Despite strained relations with Shtolman, Anna cannot remain aloof from the investigation. Two investigators and the medium team up again to puzzle out this complicated case.