Digging through the declassified archives of Korobeynikov, the aged Ostap-Suleiman-Berta-Maria-Bender-bey discovers that the enterprising master Gambs had prudently made an exact copy of the notorious set, which was ingloriously mutilated by the concessionaires in search of Madame Petukhova’s treasures. The real chairs, however, have marched untouched through the turbulent five-year plans and are still waiting for their ripper… On a sunny spring day, having gone down to an abandoned basement to save a kitten, you discover an imposing old man in an old woolen scarf and patent leather boots with his throat cut with a straight razor. Just about to call the police, you suddenly notice a note with an address sticking out of his jacket pocket…