Summary

Rostov Oblast, Eight Kilometers North of Rostov-on-Don, 16 July – The truck driver does not betray Leo and Raisa, and brings them to the town of Shakhty, as arranged. From there, in the morning, they will head to Rostov-on-Don. They stay the night with the driver’s mother-in-law, Sarra Karlovna, who, like all the other members of the family, know of the murders, but few of the facts. Leo explains everything. The family immediately agrees to help. Three grandchildren and their grandparents will accompany Leo and Raisa to make them look less suspicious. They head to Rostov-on-Don the following day as planned. Outside of the station, Leo and Raisa split from the family, having left all the investigation information with them. Should they fail, the family will inherit the investigation and the responsibility to stop the murderer. Leo decides to break into the Rostelmash factory to...