The life of a young operative, Gosha, is complete chaos. He dreams of leaving his service, but it’s not that simple—his boss is an extremely vengeful person and is unlikely to let him go. Gosha seems to just drift along, accepting the hopelessness of the situation.
Meanwhile, the media blares the news: the late People’s Artist, a man from the era of Grigory Karmashik, has an illegitimate son. His lawful wife and daughter, Lilia, are outraged and preparing to issue a denial. To punish the offender, they involve the police.
That’s how Gosha ends up at Karmashik’s house—his childhood idol—and falls in love with Lilia. She asks him to visit her father’s hometown, Kalinovsk, where, allegedly, the mother of the impostor son lived. He has to find out who these people really are and what goals they pursue.
In Kalinovsk, Gosha plunges into another person’s world of memories, and he doesn’t even understand whether it’s a dream or reality. To get back, he must obtain forgiveness for the sin he didn’t commit. When your own happiness is on the line, you have to play someone else’s role. But at what cost?