Has everyone really died? Everyone who flew with her on that flight from the protected environs of Great Bear Lake? Rusty Carlson prayed to God not to find herself alone in a deserted wilderness. And - oh, miracle! — another passenger on the ill-fated flight showed signs of life. Cooper Landry became a reliable support for Rusty, the heiress of a wealthy eminent father and, of course, a woman completely unsuited to the harsh life in the wild. He has a wealth of life experience, he knows how to overcome any obstacles, and with him Rusty has hope of holding out and waiting for help. They are very different, but they are inevitably attracted to each other. Rusty begins to think that with Cooper she will get rid of mental loneliness, but for some reason he has erected an insurmountable wall between them...