Zone Defence

Kostas Charitos, head of the Homicide Division of the Security Police, spends his vacation on a well-known Cycladic island. He seems to prefer his dictionary to socializing with his wife's relatives who are hosting him. An earthquake on…

Kostas Charitos has just returned from vacation and, as he is one of the few police officers in Athens in August, he is soon assigned another mission: to investigate the murder of Konstantinos Koustas, a well-known nightlife figure and…

Charitos continues his investigation into Koustas' murder, meeting with his daughter, Niki Koustas, and his accountant. Gradually, however, he begins to realize that there is a wall of silence surrounding Kousta: while everyone knows him,…

Charitos learns from his assistants that shortly before his death, Koustas had been in telephone contact with political figures, including a government minister. With a heavy heart, Charitos follows Gikas' advice and asks the sergeants to…

From the investigation at Petrouia's apartment, Charitos confirms the presence of the blonde woman in the referee's life. Checking his bank accounts, he finds that his deposits and standard of living are not consistent with the meager…

Charitos learns from Kalogirou that Koustas was the owner of a Third Division team, Triton, and that after the match in question, Koustas and Petroulias had quarreled. An eyewitness to the fight was the injured Faliro player, Nigerian…

Charitos, with the help of a tax officer acquaintance, Kelesidis, checks Triton's books, from which he learns that on the day of the murder, Koustas had made a large cash withdrawal, which he probably had with him when he was killed, and…

Charitos interrogates Koustas' children, Niki and Makis. He then visits Loukia Karamitri and her husband, Kosmas. He learns that Loukia left Koustas for Kosmas and that Koustas took revenge on them. First, he drove Kosmas into bankruptcy,…

The investigation at Grikinvest's offices reveals that Grikinvest was used to issue orders for sponsorships to teams in the Third National Division. One of these teams, in fact, turns out to be owned by Renos Hortiatis, the director of…

Charitos breaks into the apartment in Kypseli, only to discover that Elena is hiding her 25-year-old autistic son there. He also learns from Yannis, the accountant, that Kousta's "secret" books are in a warehouse. In the warehouse, he…

Charitos learns from the photographer of "Fantasia" that Kalia was found dead a few days ago from an overdose. He also learns that two glasses and a bottle of whiskey, free of fingerprints, were found in her apartment, but he discovers a…

Charitos visits the minister's political office. The minister is surprised by the photo of him with Kalia and says he knew nothing about her death. Charitos hopes that by pressuring the minister, he will force developments. And he is not…

Charitos and Adriani say goodbye to Katerina, who is returning to Thessaloniki. At home, Charitos imagines a world where good people are vindicated: in his dream, Gikas is arrested for attempting to cover up the crime... At the moment of…

Charitos searches the home of Karamitris, Loukia's husband, where he finds one of the two checks that Koustas used to blackmail them. Kosmas claims that the check was found in his mailbox. Charitos informs Gikas. Karamitris appears to be…

Charitos interrogates Niki Kousta. After the discovery of the photograph, Niki is forced to admit her relationship with Petrouia. Niki describes to Charitos how Petrouia was kidnapped by three unknown men on the island where they had gone…

Niki admits that on the night of Kousta's murder she was indeed with Makis, who, under the influence of drugs, killed Kousta, but she denies any involvement of her own. Charitos orders Niki's arrest, but she is certain she will be…