▁is ▁a ▁sequ el ▁to ▁G ork y ▁Park ▁and ▁features ▁former ▁milit si ya ▁investig ator ▁Ark ady ▁Ren ko , ▁taking ▁place ▁during ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁Per estro ika . ▁ ▁Background ▁After ▁un cover ing ▁cor ruption ▁in ▁high ▁places ▁( in ▁G ork y ▁Park ), ▁Ren ko ▁is ▁dismiss ed ▁from ▁his ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁Moscow ▁police ▁investig ator ▁and ▁is ▁forced ▁to ▁accept ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁men ial ▁jobs ▁in ▁remote ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁Finally , ▁he ▁finds ▁himself ▁gut ting ▁fish ▁on ▁a ▁factory ▁ship ▁in ▁the ▁Ber ing ▁Sea , ▁in ▁part ▁to ▁hide ▁from ▁the ▁K GB , ▁who ▁have ▁tried ▁to ▁kill ▁him . ▁ ▁The ▁Soviet ▁factory ▁ship ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁US - S ov iet ▁joint ▁vent ure , ▁with ▁the ▁US ▁fish ing ▁vessels ▁catch ing ▁the ▁fish ▁and ▁turning ▁the ▁catch ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁S ovi ets ▁for ▁processing ▁( g ut ting , ▁clean ing , ▁and ▁free zing ). ▁The ▁other ▁crew ▁members ▁have ▁signed ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁prospect ▁of ▁a ▁one - day ▁stop ▁at ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁fish eries ▁port ▁of ▁Dutch ▁Har bor ▁in ▁the ▁Ale ut ian ▁Islands , ▁with ▁an ▁extra ▁sal ary ▁allow ance ▁in ▁US ▁dollars ▁to ▁let ▁them ▁purchase ▁Western ▁goods ▁such ▁as ▁V CR s ▁and ▁c ass ette ▁t apes . ▁ ▁Then ▁the ▁body ▁of ▁a ▁murder ed ▁female ▁crew ▁member ▁is ▁pulled ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁vessel ' s ▁n ets ,