...January 1942. Odessa is captured by the Germans and Romanians. In the city there is hunger, cold, fear and death - not a day goes by without someone being executed. The occupiers are rampant - for every killed officer or soldier they shoot dozens of peaceful Odessa residents. Zinaida Krestovskaya had the opportunity to evacuate, but she decided to stay in Odessa for underground work, especially since her immediate leader was her loved one - Grigory Bershadov. However, after some time, Zina learns with horror that not only the invaders are killing civilians - their own people are engaged in mortal combat, sparing no one to achieve their goal...