Petr Gusarov is not a young widower, much addicted to drink. His four grown-up children can't forge their own path, and what is more, his mother-in-law disappears... The arrival of her beloved son Rostislav brought confusion to the life of not very close-knit family: he wants to sell the house and to get his share in order to pay off his debts, but what will happen to the ruined family nest?