Maksim Pverenov is the chief architect of a large construction company. But having run out of new and exciting plans for a while, he serves as manager of the company's small staff of employees. Maksim has a betrothed, Tamara, but the truth is that he is still in love with his first school sweetheart, Larissa, who didn't have the patience to wait for his return from military service and married his best friend instead. In the midst of an important deal, Maksim learns that his beloved Larissa has died, so he leaves for his native village to say goodbye to her.