Thief Nikolai Kotenko is released from prison, determined to start a new honest life for the sake of his beloved wife Nadia and two young children who are waiting for him at home. However, the underworld does not want to let Nikolay go. He is forced to take someone else's fault for the murder under the threat of reprisal against his family. Nikolai gets 25 years in prison, and Nadia draws up a divorce and leaves with the children in an unknown direction. 20 years pass.
