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Captain Ignat Belov is on his way home after the end of his military service. On the train he meets Sych, a criminal whom he has known since childhood. Sych offers him to take part in another risky job, but this time Ignat refuses, and tries to put a stop to their burglary, leading Soviets to believe he is an accomplice, and taken prisoner. Ignat is then released to put an end to Sych's crimes.

Ignat begins to fall for his new neighbor. He continues working his new job, completing crimes for them. During their raid of a clothing factory, Ignat's neighbor comes out to stop them, surprising Ignat. The elderly neighbor has a heart attack, leaving his grand-daughter without anyone. The police continue searching for Gorely, and get into a shootout, involving Ignat.

A man that is detained in relation to knowing Gorely, kills himself, or so it seems. The orphanage comes to take Ignat's young neighbor, and he promises to come later for her. Sych visits the brothel, where word gets out he is there. Ignat finds Sych's lover, but is beaten by her brother. The police track down Gorely, leading to a shootout. Ignat goes to the opera with the woman he likes.

Ignat finds Sych and sits down with him. He opens up about his feud with Gorely and recruits Ignat to help him get the jewelry. Together, they raid a bar and find a man to bring them to the jewelry, however, upon arrival it is not longer there. They leave thinking they have shot the man, however he plays dead, ready to bring back this information to Gorely. Viola runs into an old family friend.

Ignat goes undercover on a train, where the jewelry is believed to be. Ignat calls the police at the next train stop where the case of jewelry is taken off. The woman trying to win over Ignat frames Viola as a terrorist. Gorely steals from a Red Cross truck. Thinking he has killed everyone, he talks about his spy in the police. Ignat goes to visit Sasha, the orphan that is waiting for him.

Ignat delivers the stolen medicine to the hospital. Gorely is pleased and wants to sell the rest immediately, but first wants to meet Ignat. Viola gets in a fight in prison and Ignat tries to find ways to get in contact with her. Ignat goes to meet with Gorely, but instead is met with his colleagues, one of which he has met before.