The end of 1943. The Germans, once again announcing the death of the hated “Berkut,” miscalculated. Former lieutenant—and now Captain Gromov—takes command of a diversion and reconnaissance group sent to search for him from the mainland. Having set up a reliable base in the Carpathian foothills, the unit begins full-scale partisan operations, provoking irritation and involuntary respect in their main opponent, the SS officer Stuber.