Based on real events. 1988. An emergency occurred at the Far Eastern Higher School of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. One of the listeners, a Tuvan by nationality, was caught having an affair with a local Yakut girl. According to the customs of these peoples, a child born to parents of different nationalities will be considered illegitimate. A student of the same school, Viktor Voronov, volunteers to help a fellow student settle relations with the embittered relatives of a Yakut woman. In the midst of the showdown, it turns out that unknown people have kidnapped the baby and are demanding a ransom for him. In a conversation with the young mother, Voronov realizes that she is hiding something. But most of all, the novice detective is confused by the strange attributes left by the kidnappers at the crime scene... Nostalgia for times that have already become history. The author describes the atmosphere of the era and the internal state of the heroes so realistically that you believe him immediately and unconditionally. 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.