Makarov and Sinitskaya have to take up an old case to get Lera out of jail. Turkina and Popova start hunting antiques dealers, and Verba is looking for a man to play the role of Vitalik's dad in the family relay race.

Makarov escorts a dangerous criminal out of the village, but Zhilin believes that the trip can rest and fish. Turkina proves to the criminalist that she is a man of principle, and Sinitskaya and Popova save Verba from a relationship with an "idiot".