Since the night Commissar Haritos had the brilliant idea to offer his chest as a shield in order to save Elena Kousta from a bullet fired by her stepson, his life has changed radically. Haritos' long convalescence has given his wife the opportunity to take control and now, subdued and tamed, he witnesses the shocking suicide of a former revoluationary activist on live TV. This tragedy is quickly followed by further suicides - and with the police and press left groping in the dark, Commissar Haritos is once again under pressure to solve a mystery.