The plot of the series "Dragon Syndrome" is based on real events in 1993, when a large collection of cultural and historical treasures, confiscated during World War II, was discovered in the city of Kirovograd, Ukraine. It turned out that the treasures belonged to a simple electrician named Alexander Ilyin. The investigation of this case was overshadowed by several mysterious murders, as well as numerous speculations and hypotheses that arose as a result.