September 1943. A quartermaster arrives at regimental headquarters with an impeccable set of documents and a personal order from the People's Commissariat of Defense. His record is spotless, and his behavior raises no questions from counterintelligence. But while settling into his new post, his old pocket watch stops working, and he takes it to the local headquarters workshop, where he's visited by an evacuated veteran watchmaker. The old man opens the case back for a minor repair and freezes in stupor. Before him lies a filigree, unique movement. But this isn't a standard Soviet watch, or even a captured German brand. The hallmarks, the gear pitch, and the rare balance alloy indicate that this watch was assembled in Switzerland on a secret special order for an elite, deep-seated agent... What kind of stupid, accidental malfunction could trigger SMERSH's deadly trap for a spy who has betrayed the Motherland? A gritty psychological war detective story begins. On our channel, "SMERSH Griff," you'll find the best military history audiobooks, war stories, detective chronicles of the Great Patriotic War (WWII), stories about the work of secret agents, SMERSH and NKVD counterintelligence agents, as well as real archival secrets of the USSR and spy exposes. Subscribe to the channel, like the gritty historical audio stories, and share your opinions in the comments!