He is my best friend’s father. Wait—this one is about something else: A lonely colonel named Ziganshin has already thought everything through. To live well and happily, he needs to marry his neighbor Fride, a red-haired girl who is so attractive, touching, and smart. She could fit harmoniously into his world, become friends with his children. But a chain of terrible events keeps pushing him farther from his desired goal—the peace and closeness with Fride. Is simple human happiness truly impossible for him?