And again the reader meets the heroes of the well-known novel “Predawn Ghosts of the Desert.” Karakum, 30s of the last century... Basmachi gangs, with the support of foreign agents, are trying to win over the civilian population. Junaid Khan, one of the leaders of the Basmachi movement, is forced to appoint his successor. Security officer Ashir Taganov gives his childhood friend Nurra a chance to escape from the Basmachi, and he makes his choice...