Coming from a family of intellectuals, Valia Ouspienski is a gifted high school student. Quick to detect the weaknesses of his classmates and teachers, he systematically mocks them. Igor Aleksandrovitch, the young mathematics teacher, understands that behind this mockery hides a complex nature. Even with Ira who pleases him, Valia uses the same stratagems. So the young girl decides, to teach him a lesson, to set a trap for him...