Viktor Veretennikov

The former head of the city of Artem Sapieha takes a geological expedition to the taiga. During a storm, he is separated without fire or weapons and must face dangerous wildlife.

Under the hoofs of a wild herd, a correspondent of a metropolitan newspaper dies. His girlfriend Kupava, (also a journalist), trying to find out the circumstances of the death of her colleague, becomes a witness to the conspiracy of the "first minister of the country" and the young deputy who are about to apply a new "scheme" of robbing their people.