Finally, the cherished demobilization has arrived for sergeant paratrooper Sergei Prokhorov, who fought in Afghanistan! The end of the war... But by an unfortunate coincidence, Sergei is not included in the list of demobilizers flying home in the first batch. What to do? As they say, the beast runs to the hunter. At the Kabul airfield, Prokhorov meets with warrant officer Kostromin, who promises to help. To do this, the sergeant must illegally get on board the Black Tulip, and on approaching Tashkent, jump with a parachute, taking with him a container with a package for the ensign’s mother. But already in the air, Prokhorov learns that the container is not at all a harmless package with gifts...