The fishing village is a small replica of a big country. It has its own rich and poor, hard workers and drunkards, liberals and statists. Here the funny coexists with the tragic, and the lofty with the insignificant. This world takes care of itself. Every house, every family keeps its secrets. Egor will be able to discover the terrible truth, but what price will he pay for it? What price will his countrymen pay for it?