NikolaiMarkin,apolicecaptain,issentonamissionintothetaiga,inthecolony.Buttogettotheplacehewasnotfated:justafewkilometersawayfromthebarbedwireheseesprisonerswhoescapedfrombehindbars.Withoutamoment'shesitation,Markinissenttothechase,havingwiththemnovictuals,nomap,noequipment.Soonthecaptainsaysthathehimselfsomeonepursues.