In a small village near Tula, something very strange happens. They buy a big log house in the remote hamlet of Platskinino, and Nika enthusiastically begins furnishing it. But the first days at the new place are marred by troubles: a strange old man starts coming to the gate and asking Nika to let him into the house, claiming it belongs to him. Nika tries to chase him away; in response, the vagrant predicts her death. Soon, an accident really occurs—one that frightens Nika deeply and makes her wonder whether she should have changed her life so radically…