The main character of the crime series "Zveroboy" is Oleg Khlebnikov, an honest police officer who finds himself in serious trouble. While hunting down a serial pedophile maniac, the operative shoots him and accidentally kills him. However, it soon becomes clear that the criminal was a well-known and influential person in the capital, a media personality from high society. In order to cover up his crimes, his death is declared an accident, and Khlebnikov is sent to work in a provincial town.