Regaining consciousness in a hospital bed, housewife Valya recalls the events of the previous day. The flashes of memory seem absurd. A jar of pickles—a car bumper speeding toward her—a cocktail glass in her hand—a handsome man slapping a woman—the body of a man on the floor. And it could all be attributed to the effects of a traumatic brain injury, if not for one thing: the man Valya remembers really has been murdered—and the crime is being investigated by Tonya Ostapchuk.
