The main characters of this story are Soviet physics students. The guys were always successful in their studies and had a strong friendship. But in the early 1980s, on the eve of the Olympics, they were recruited by Soviet intelligence. Former friends found themselves involuntarily on opposite sides of the barricades. The duty to their beloved homeland, loyalty, and friendly love were weighed against the backdrop of the confrontation between two great countries, where people with "clean hands" fight for their truth.