More recently, Liza Shcherbinina’s life was measured and predictable. She was engaged in science, and the most promising prospects opened up. Trouble came suddenly. Her scientific supervisor was killed, and a hunt began for the results of the laboratory's research. Lisa, in fear, hastily leaves for the village where her lonely aunt lives. The place is sparsely populated, everything is in sight. In addition to the village pensioners, there lives a sort of modern gentleman Arseny Kravtsov, a young but already well-known specialist in his field. It’s to Lisa’s advantage that Arseny is a typical scientist worm, not noticing anything and anyone around...