Katina is going with the flow of life. In order to change her life she goes to a construction site. Katina works very hard. Here she meets her true love - Boris - an ambitious young man. The honorable brigadier tells Boris that he is a coward and convinces Katina to leave him. The brigadier uses her fragile state and visits her in her room. Katina attempts suicide. After she recovers in the hospital, she decides to find her place in the world.