ɹᵻmˈeɪnɪŋ ɪn pˈiːɾɚzbˌɜːɡ tə wˈeɪt fɚðə ɹᵻlˈiːs ʌv hɪz stˈɛpsʌnz dˈaɪɚɹiz, lˈɛɾɚz ænd ˈʌðɚ ɹˈaɪɾɪŋz fɹʌmðə pəlˈiːs, dˌɑːstɔɪˈɛvski fˈaɪndz hɪmsˈɛlf ˈɛntɚɹɪŋ ˌɪntʊ ɐn ɐfˈɛɹ wɪð ˈænə sˈɜːdʒeɪvnə.
Remaining in Petersburg to wait for the release of his stepson's diaries, letters and other writings from the police, Dostoyevsky finds himself entering into an affair with Anna Sergeyevna.