Vladimir Zaets

In an ordinary looking apartment, a father and daughter play a game of hide-and-seek. While searching for his daughter, she is nowhere to be found... Later, a video is posted which shows the girl holding a sign with a mysterious set of numbers. But what do they mean? She’s the first of several children who disappear without a trace in a small industrial town. Young detectives Varta Naumova and Maksim Shumov take on the complex case and… their own demons. Varta is a distant person and extremely protective of her personal space, while Maksim comes across as an easy-going sociable guy. Both have experienced trauma in their lives, and this case touches them on a deeper level. They become personally vested in finding the children and apprehending the kidnapper as they face their respective pasts.

Valeria works at an art gallery and is raising her son, Sam, alone. One day, near the gallery, Sam is hit by a car. The driver was the eldest son of Valeria’s boss, who dies in the accident. Although Sam initially appears unharmed, he is diagnosed with heart failure. Seeking financial assistance, Valeria turns to her boss, who blames Sam for his son’s death and begins to blackmail Valeria.

Victoria is a call center operator for the Psychological Support Service. She lives with a drug addict partner and dreams of reconciliation with her son, who is temporarily raised by her mother. When her partner steals the only money they've had and disappears, and her mother announces she's about to sue for the child's custody, Victoria decides that the only one way out is to commit suicide. However, at the very edge between life and death, she finds the true path to herself.