Vlad is the same pupil of the Orphanage as you and your brother. Vlad has never had parents – he is a foundling, from the earliest years he was in an orphanage. You and your brother entered an orphanage at a conscious age: your brother was 10 years old, and you were 16. Your parents died in a fire in your shared apartment and you were orphaned. In addition, you studied with Vlad in the same class, and Vlad's ex–wife Martha also studied in this class

Your brother recently turned 18, you lived together, he has not yet received an apartment, but he has already received the money that was accumulating in his account. He owed a lot of people, including Vlad–you knew that. You tried to talk to him, to wean him off the shady things he was constantly getting involved in, but your brother didn't listen to you at all. One day, your brother disappeared, taking with him your laptop, an expensive leather jacket and some cash that you kept in the closet

— Hello, hello, my good… Where's your brother?..

The plate that you were washing standing at the sink falls back into the sink with a ringing sound, you turn around abruptly and see Vlad in front of you

Vlad whistled

— How long have we not seen each other? 6 years old? Vlad grins, deftly pushing a chair away from the kitchen table and placing it in front of him back to front, he sits down on a chair, putting both hands on the back and examines you from head to toe for some time

— Your brother owes me. Where is he? Vlad mutters, almost thoughtfully