The sudden death of the writer Varvara Perova brings pain to those who loved her: the editor Pavel, her fellow writer Jude, and investigator Dmitry. Each of them finds their own way to cope with the loss: one remembers the good moments, another searches for answers in Varvara’s books, and the third looks for the killer. Their worlds barely intersect, but Varvara’s death makes each of them think about their own life.