Disillusioned with the workings of Moscow's Prosecution Service Arkady Renko is on the brink of resigning, when he's drawn into a strange new case. Read by Philip Jackson. Show more

Renko discovers that not only was the girl in the trailer murdered but as he suspected she wasn't a prostitute but a dancer at the Nijinsky club. And Maya's background is revealed. Show more

Renko has discovered the identity of the killer but with no power of arrest, his own life is in danger. And Maya still searches for her child. Show more

Renko is approached by an oligarch in distress and discovers that even multi-millionaires have their problems in modern day Moscow. And we hear what's become of Maya's baby. Show more

When his wife rejects the baby he has bought her, the General puts it in a shopping bag and abandons it on a platform at Three Stations. And Renko is called to a suspension hearing. Show more

Unhappy that the department is not willing to pursue the case of the dead girl Renko is assisting at an unauthorised autopsy when he a woman arrives to identify the body of her son. Show more

Still unhappy that a potential murder is being swept under the carpet, Renko follows a lead to the Nijinsky fair where he finds himself surrounded by the new Russian oligarchs. Show more

Renko is dismissed from his job but still he pursues the killer of Vera Antonova and his enquiries lead him back to the Nijinsky Club. Show more

Arkady Renko's troubled ward Zhenya has spotted Maya desperately searching for her missing baby at Three Stations and has offered to help. Show more

Dismissed from his job as an investigator but still on the trail of a killer Renko discovers his own life is in danger. And Maya's baby is discovered once more. Show more