The director of the Kartashov textile factory was killed in a car accident. The circumstances of his death prompted the internal affairs authorities to investigate the factory's documentation, for which senior OBKhSS inspector Shubnikov arrived from Moscow under the guise of a representative of the Light Industry Research Institute.

Aleksandr Zbruevas Sergei Petrovich Shubnikov
Irina Ponarovskayaas Regina Mikhailovna Korabelnikova
Yuri Demichas Vadim
Bruno Frejndlikhas Kirill Pavlovich Klivenskiy
Irina Grigoryevaas Lyusia
Boris Ivanovas Nikolay Arkadevich Drozdov
Lyudmila Arininaas Vera Arkadyevna Drozdova
Ivan Dmitrievas Varentsov
Pavel Pankovas Novosyolov
Aleksandr Chirov