The 1920s, the southern border of Poland. Smuggler Józef Trofida is released from prison. From his friend Władek, he learns that he has lost his dominant position in the world of smuggling to the Alińczuk clan. To change this, Trofida organizes further expeditions, which multiply his wealth many times over. The next smuggling operation—exposed by Alińczuk—ends with Józef's death. Władek decides to take revenge on the hated clan.

The story of a valued professor named Szop. One day, a scientist commissions a routine study. A computer analysis shows that, on the basis of the study that Szop is dead. The professor and his colleague, Swalski, try to explain the unusual result.