The near future. An abandoned base with ships of alien origin and a device for teleportation to all imaginable corners of the universe is accidentally discovered on one of the asteroids. With the light hand of journalists, the base is immediately called the Gate. And this is truly the gate that opens the path to the stars for humanity. But at the same time, there is also a deadly temptation - the probability of not returning from a leap into the unknown is enormous, but among the 25 billion earthlings living in cramped conditions and forced to work hard, there are many desperate heads who have nothing to lose! The gate is a miracle, it is a trap, it is a test: is a person able to take a step outside, to know himself? The gate is a difficult road to knowledge and the subtlest diagnosis of humanity...