Vitaly Sergeevich Zvontsev inherits from his grandfather the gift, as it seems to him, of foreseeing certain events. To do this, it is enough for him to write a story on a topic of interest, the heroes of which would be the right people. This is how he earns his living. But his gift does not consist at all in predicting the fate of others, but in itself is more of a curse than a gift. As a result, Vitaly has to save his life, trying to outplay very, very powerful forces.