In our times, trouble often comes in the form of a call from the number of your loved one. Only an unfamiliar voice sounds on the phone: “Are you so-and-so? The owner of this phone had an accident.” This is exactly what Professor Ostuzhev heard one day. Linochka's wife, whom he doted on, became the victim of a street robber. From then on, the professor’s life seemed to change. That is, he continued to somehow exist and even work, but he did everything as if automatically. And he endlessly improved his invention - a device for communicating with the dead. Ostuzhev was sure that this was possible, and every day he sent messages to his beloved wife. And one day... she answered him.