On the eve of the New Year, a Belgian plane carrying a group of Antarctic researchers crashes in the area of the Pearl Mountains. Only the Soviet expedition responds to their call for help. For several days, Soviet pilots, despite the weather conditions and risking their own lives, set out in search of the Belgians...
Private detective Sam Patrick (alias for Lew Archer) investigates the mystery of disappeared jewel-box in house of Garry Shtemmer. Trail of murders makes this case more and more embarrassed. Based on the novel "The Goodbye Look" by Ross Macdonald.
