The action takes place during the NEP. The worker Ivan Karavaev is appointed director of a warehouse by the works council. But the vice-president, a supporter of the private sector, undertakes a hidden struggle against the management, and by all means opposes the aid to the collective farmers. Karapaev takes upon himself the responsibility of helping the poor. He is arrested for abuse of power. This provokes heated legal debates. Finally Kavaraev is cleared and in the company, they begin to clean up...
