The Russian melodramatic series "ZAGS" tells the story of Lydia Ilyina, who heads the department of the city administration. One day, she had to fire one of her employees. It soon became clear that one of his relatives is a person with great influence and opportunities. A conflict arises, but Lydia's colleague, with whom she has been dating for a long time, comes to her aid. He takes her out of the city to the province and arranges for her to become the head of the local registry office. The woman plans to stay there for a short time, but fate has its own plans in store.