"Ubojnaya sila" is a cult Russian detective TV series based on the novels by Andrey Kivinov. The story takes place in the late 90s and revolves around the employees of a police department in St. Petersburg: police officers Igor Plakhov, Vasily Rogov, and Anatoly Dukalis. When a influential politician is murdered in the city, all the clues lead the investigators to the entrepreneur Bogolepov. However, the problem is that this benefactor is almost a national hero and never leaves the front pages of the newspapers.