Nostalgia for times that have already become history. The author describes the atmosphere of the era and the internal state of the characters so realistically that you believe him immediately and unconditionally. The beginning of the 1960s. Film director German Grafov has a firmly established reputation as a loser. The only film he shot turned out to be a failure, and no new work is expected at the film studio. Herman believes that his more successful competitors are preventing him from becoming famous. In desperation, he and his mistress decide to eliminate them. Each time, inventing a new method, Grafov kills famous filmmakers one after another. The criminal couple manages to cleverly hide from the police. But one day it turns out that their atrocities are being closely watched by an invisible witness... A unique opportunity to temporarily return to the recent past and, in a sense of complete reality, live with the heroes the most desperate period of their lives.