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In the forest near the village of Drahovice, a nurse from the local health center is found murdered. Three months ago, another young woman died nearby and a sexual motive was proved in the case of her murder. In the case of the nurse, the motives are not so clear. Two criminologists from Prague - Major Kalas (Rudolf Hrusínský) and Lieutenant Varga (Radoslav Brzobohatý) - patiently collect all available leads and question the villagers.
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Rudolf Hrušínský Radoslav Brzobohatý Jiří Pleskot Ferdinand Krůta Ludmila Roubíková Zuzana Ondrouchová Zdeněk Kutil Jaroslav Moučka Josef Bláha Jindřich Světnica Jarmila Doležalová František Peterka Miroslav Plzák Zdeněk Šňupárek Václav Kaňkovský Věra Tichánková Josef Šebek Lola Skrbková Miloš Willig Helena Růžičková Jiří Vondrovič Vincenc Vávra Vladimír Foukal Robert Morávek Jarmila Rašilovová A. Prudká Oldřich Velen Karel Pavlík
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