[2][3] An extended television version aired on Channel One Russia between 13 and 20 of March 2016.

[4] Artyom and Lera meet at a seaside resort and have a summer fling.

He is a simple guy from the province, a hard worker and a poet; she is a Moscow bohemian girl from a rich family whose parents make all important decisions for her.

Lera gets engaged to her father's friend and business partner, Gurevich.

Later the romantic affair between Lera and Artyom is resumed and culminates in a series of brutal murders.