A little girl's longing for her father, a military pilot who died in the line of duty, becomes unbearable. But then Major Lukyanov, who resembles Tanya's father, appears in the house. Having found a friend, the girl dreams of getting her father back. But anxiety settles in her childish soul once again. After all, he is also a pilot.

The plot is based on the story of the complex relationship between Peter Schmidt and Zinaida Rizberg, with whom he corresponded after a chance meeting on the train.

The young architect Severin Sereda receives a telegram with a message about his father’s serious illness. But he does not intend to go. Zhenya, his beloved girl, is outraged by such callousness, however, Severin explains that he gave the word to his deceased mother to never see his father who left her. Nevertheless, Zhenya manages to persuade Severin. He goes, but he doesn’t catch his father alive ...