The ninth book of the cycle "Mikhail Karpov." Shelepin and Semichastny are preparing a "bomb" that will explode at an extraordinary congress of the CPSU. The life of Soviet citizens will change dramatically - if the course of the Party and the Government is directed in the right direction. But is it correct? Some people think not. And the Emergency Committee is coming! Well, Karpov, as always, needs to think about how to survive, and he must not only survive, but also save what happened with his filing. And it will be very, very difficult!