Kyyiv, pochatok CHCH stolittya. Molodyy likar Volodymyr SHul′zhenko povertayet′sya dodomu pislya spravy chernihivs′koho upyrya, aby pratsyuvaty v lazareti pry Luk’yanivs′komu tyuremnomu zamku, i diznayet′sya, scho v misti takozh koyit′sya chymalo motoroshnoho i tayemnychoho. Kyyany sche ne ohovtalys′ vid huchnoyi spravy pro «rytual′ne» vbyvstvo pidlitka Andriya YUschyns′koho, yak prosto posered dnya u lyudnych mistsyach pochynayut′ znykaty molodi panyanky, a vbyvtsya, yakoho politsiya prozvala Dushohubom, potroshyt′ tila svoyich zhertv. CHto vin? Novyy Dzhek Riznyk? Psychichno chvora lyudyna? CHy poslidovnyk temnoho kryvavoho kul′tu? Volodymyr SHul′zhenko pidozryuye, scho motoroshni vbyvstva, yakos′ pov’yazani z poyavoyu v misti «chudo-likarya» Omara Brachmana, yakyy nachebto navit′ ozhyvyv mertsya v morzi na kil′ka chvylyn i bozhevil′noyu propozytsiyeyu u mil′yon rubliv, svoho odnokursnyka po universytetu, yaku opublikuvav u mis′kiy hazeti.