The story revolves around Bekeshev, a special agent of military intelligence, who embarks on another secret operation and, by a twist of fate, kills the leader of a militant group in the Middle East. This becomes the cause of an international crisis. Bekeshev is forced into early retirement. After drowning his sorrows in alcohol for several days, he realizes that he cannot handle the situation alone. Bekeshev decides to find his former colleague Anatolich...