In the third season, professional negotiator Andrei Pavlov, a harsh man whose tools have always been psychological provocations, rethinks his beliefs, becoming a victim of social harassment. And while Pavlov is trying to come to an agreement with himself, investigator Zhenya turns to the mediator for help. People are disappearing in the city, and several girls have already been brutally murdered. The tracks lead to the Steppenwolf, who led a certain sect of "runners"…