Vera, wife of the plumber Simandl (Josef Somr), is found murdered in the cinema next to the IDOC (Information and Documentation) agency where she worked. Police captain Marha (Frantisek Nemec), who is leading the investigation, is informed by Simandl that on the day of the murder Vera promised to bring home fifty thousand crowns to buy a car. Marha's primary suspects are the three men working at the agency: deputy editor-in-chief Brandl (Jirí Pleskot) and editors Pernata (Eduard Cupák) and Remes (Ludek Munzar, and of course also Simandl.
as kriminalista kapitán Jindřich Marha
as redaktor Remeš
as redaktor Václav Pernata
as instalatér Antonín Šimandl
as kriminalista nadporučík Smutný
as Dr. Brandl, náměstek ředitele
as poručík Filipec
as Lýdie Mouchová
as Shift Manager
as Shift Manager (voice)