The father, who received a life sentence ten years ago, fled. Volodya was shocked by this. There was an oppressive silence at home after the hysteria of the mother and sister. The only joy was Masha. And a few days later the news came that my father was killed during his arrest. Gradually life returned to normal. Volodya began to smile again, to love Masha carefree again. But one day he received a note. “Propose to her,” it was written in her father’s handwriting. What kind of nonsense? Is someone pranking him? The one who knew his father well, his handwriting? For what? Be that as it may, Volodya proposed to Masha. Not because the dead man ordered so, but because he loved her, was truly happy with her. Although they didn’t really have time to get to know each other. And Volodya had not yet admitted to her whose son he was... But it never even occurred to him that Masha knew what family he was from. And soon Volodya received a new message...