Character Relationship Map: The Variegateds Case

Characters

• Георгий Владимирович Силантьев, комиссар милиции (played by Andrei Abrikosov) — protagonist

  As the police commissioner, he reprimands Sergei after the inexperienced investigator raises his voice and exceeds his authority while questioning a suspect. His disciplinary action marks Sergei's ear...

• Иван Васильевич Зотов, полковник милиции (played by Vladimir Kenigson) — supporting

  Colonel Zotov leads the group investigating the gang headed by the experienced criminal known as Daddy. His group's work connects the gang to young people who sell stolen goods and helps uncover the a...

• Сергей Коршунов, лейтенант милиции, следователь УгРо (played by Vsevolod Safonov) — supporting

  A young former Soviet intelligence officer, Sergei returns to Moscow after military service and joins the criminal investigation department despite Lena's objections. His early inexperience leads him...

• Лобанов, следователь МУРа (played by Yevgeny Matveyev) — supporting

  Lobanov is Sergei's fellow investigator in the Moscow criminal investigation department. He helps the inexperienced young officer master the subtleties of detective work after Sergei mishandles the qu...

• Валя Амосова, невеста Мити (played by Tamara Loginova) — supporting

  Valentina, identified in the investigation as the murdered woman's cousin, becomes the focus of Sergei's early suspicion in the apartment robbery and murder case. Convinced of her guilt, the inexperie...

• Лена (Елена Александровна), студентка театрального вуза (played by Natalya Fateyeva) — supporting

  Lena is Sergei's beloved girlfriend. She opposes his decision to join the criminal investigation department, and they quarrel and separate. After encountering members of the dubious young crowd connec...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Лобанов, следователь МУРа → Георгий Владимирович Силантьев, комиссар милиции (Professional Peer) — Senior police personnel operating within the same institutional hierarchy.
• Иван Васильевич Зотов, полковник милиции → Лобанов, следователь МУРа (Professional Colleague) — Fellow law enforcement officers collaborating on the same criminal investigation.
• Иван Васильевич Зотов, полковник милиции → Сергей Коршунов, лейтенант милиции, следователь УгРо (Power Commander) — Group leader assigning critical operational tasks to subordinate officers.
• Сергей Коршунов, лейтенант милиции, следователь УгРо → Георгий Владимирович Силантьев, комиссар милиции (Power Disciplinarian) — Superior officer who enforces departmental rules and penalizes procedural violations.
• Сергей Коршунов, лейтенант милиции, следователь УгРо → Лобанов, следователь МУРа (Professional Mentor) — Experienced investigator guiding the inexperienced protagonist through complex cases.
• Сергей Коршунов, лейтенант милиции, следователь УгРо → Лена (Елена Александровна), студентка театрального вуза (Romantic Ex-Lovers) — Romantic partners who separate due to career choices and reconcile after the case concludes.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Сергей Коршунов, лейтенант милиции, следователь УгРо → Валя Амосова, невеста Мити (Narrative Investigator) — Victim whose murder serves as the inciting incident for the protagonist's first major case.

Story Analysis

A young investigator grows through professional failure while pursuing a criminal network and restoring a broken relationship.

Plot Progression

1. A Difficult Return — A former intelligence officer returns to Moscow and accepts a criminal investigation post. His career decision causes a painful separation from his beloved girlfriend.
2. Lessons In Investigation — The inexperienced investigator handles an apartment robbery and murder case poorly. After an improper interrogation and official penalty, a colleague helps him improve.
3. Tracing The Criminal Network — The police trace a gang connected to young sellers of stolen goods. Cooperation from several group members leads investigators to the buyer's address.
4. The Dangerous Detention — The first ambush nearly kills the investigator, but a second operation captures the gang leader. The case exposes robberies and assistance to a foreign spy.