A simple hard worker Ignat Paustov falls in love with the first beauty of provincial Primorsk - singer Liya. And he begins to pursue her, daring off her suitors and pestering her with declarations of love. And Leah dreams of a prince on a white horse. And one day her dream comes true. Reputable businessman Georgy Yurshin begins to court Leah, he buys the girl an apartment, a car and gets her a job as a singer in his own restaurant. Ignat is furious. He tries several times to talk to Yurshin like a man, but to no avail. For his persistence, the businessman severely punishes the guy: on Yurshin’s instructions, law enforcement officers plant a pistol on Paustov. It would be better if they gave him something less dangerous...