Dima Barkov, a gifted con artist nicknamed Bayun and the son of a late police officer, is given a choice: strike a deal with his father’s old friend, Colonel Rubin, or go to prison. Bayun takes the deal and becomes an “outside consultant” for Rubin’s Special Investigations Unit in Samara. Armed with a con man’s instincts and an unconventional approach to crime-solving, he soon proves an unlikely asset, helping his new colleagues crack one case after another.
