Kit ends up in a pre‑trial detention center on charges of murdering Vasya Mirny, but Nika continues the investigation and proves his innocence: the real culprit turns out to be Kit's fan, who accidentally killed the comedian while defending his idol. Kit returns to the department and declares that he has given up drinking, while Nika finds herself in the middle of a scandal because of a kiss with Anton and finally loses Grisha. In the finale, Kit goes to Ilya Shchedrin's grave, revealing a connection to a traumatic event from his past.

After the kiss at the ball, Nika and Anton become the main media couple, but Nika begins to doubt her feelings, and Kit decides to leave the media cops for the sake of his family. Khokhlov is replaced by the tougher Vyrubaev, and Kit signs a new contract after being blackmailed by Zhanna, despite the dissatisfaction of his loved ones. Anton proposes to Nika, she accepts, but in the finale, Zhanna's phone with the compromising material ends up in her hands.