In the city museum miracles began to occur: from cloths of the well-known artists details and characters started vanishing. Venediktov and Masha are involved in investigation which comes to an end with an unusual opening day.

(The plot is prompted by materials of the criminal chronicle)

In the neighborhood of the city of Suysk there are surprising things. That the thunder-storm, burns down one or several houses. And they burn down around rather on an oval if to draw between them the line on the map of the area. Venediktov and Masha are let in investigation of an abnormal zone of the Suysky oval. As a result they become object of prosecution of local mafia, and it, for rescue of life, it is necessary to give out themselves for actors and to participate in competition: "We look for talents", addressing the huge hall of Palace of culture. But also it doesn't rescue them from danger. The unexpected help comes to the latest moment...