The distant future...A mysterious epidemic has engulfed planets inhabited by people. The government did not announce the evacuation of the colonists. After all, bringing an infection to Earth would mean destroying humanity. Ordinary residents of Sumitra do not care about the decision of the authorities; they are ready to take the spaceport by storm, just to get away from the infected planet. But panic is a bad ally. And spaceships, stormed by a crowd mad with fear, are of little use for rescue. Former astronaut Ilya, his wife and adopted son have only one chance left to leave the inhospitable world...