Crimean journalist Alexandra Romanova is accused of a murder she did not commit. The escape of a weak, frightened woman creates a knot of insoluble problems from which, at first glance, there is no way out. Rodion Belovertsev, a Moscow businessman, intends to acquit her, but he himself gets into trouble. Provincial Crimea, which finds itself at the center of political events, dictates its own terms of the game, forcing the heroes to change not only themselves, but also the lives of those who are truly dear to them. This book is about Crimea and the “Crimean spring”, during which the main characters love, are disappointed and, despite any external shocks, go to their own destiny. Contains obscene language.