Artem Novikov saves the young entrepreneur Andrey Gumulyev and finds himself out of the law—now both bandits and law enforcement officers are hunting him. Artem’s old coach, Maratych, offers a way out: leave the country for the Balkans, where war has been going on for several years.
Missing his beloved girl Telli, Novikov tries to find her trail, but first he must get rid of the horse. Professor Nefedov is interested in the opposite. Artem is faced with a choice—its price is a new war…