During a basketball match, Sashka's classmate Kivi slaps a guy who is getting in the way of the game. The guy complains to the minister, and soon there is a order for the guilty one to be punished. Everyone confirms Kivi's innocence, but the Director does not defend him. Sashka unwillingly insults the Director. The council decides that she is to apologize publicly. Sashka cannot live with the humiliation and she attempts a suicide.