Mid-90s. At first glance, Boris Likhachev, a veteran of the Afghan war, is the most ordinary Russian, peacefully leading a quiet family life on the outskirts of a regional town in which there is no crime at all. Of course, because a few years ago he and his combat commander Alexei Bystrov cleared this city of all criminal elements. After that, their paths parted — Boris Likhachev started a family and lived a quiet life, and his commander became the mayor of the city.