The story that accompanies our play takes place in the most backward part of Brno. You will definitely not find normal mortals living their classic family life here. This is a neighbourhood with strange houses in which you would be looking in vain for classic rooms. Most of the houses are rented out to artists, bohemians, inventors and scientists, who have their offices, laboratories and studios. Most of them moved to Brno when they were young with their parents, who came to the big city for culture and work. The same story happened to our professor.
Konrád got the study from his father at the age of 17, because his father was fed up with the noise and dirt that Konrád was able to create in his inventions and research. Since then he has built countless inventions in the study, about which he has recently written a book - Inventions of My Life. Konrad not only excelled in technical matters, but also in anatomy, histology and natural sciences. It was natural sciences that he taught in Brno grammar schools and occasionally lectured at Charles University, where he also conducted his research on the undead. In recent years, the professor has also published books on anatomy to supplement the existing literature. He is now reaping success as regards the subject of eye diseases. Several articles on eye diseases and prostheses have been printed in famous natural history journals, such as the journal Zhiva and others.
As it happens, there is always someone who envies the success of others. In the professor's case, it's his neighbor. An old widower who's cared for by his grandchildren. He's been following the professor's work since he moved here. He's envious of his achievements, since he himself has never accomplished anything in such important fields, he's just an ordinary artist who sells a few doodles a month. However, he has saved his money for many years, but not for a funeral, as you may think. He has decided to use the money he has saved to hire a detective group to infiltrate the professor's secret lab, which the whole neighborhood is talking about even though no one has ever seen it. People in the neighborhood have made up a lot of false stories about what goes on in the secret lab over the years the professor has worked there. And this is where our story begins.
