The events in the film are current in 1935. The scene of action is the polar scientific station on Wrangel Island, the USSR outpost in the far north. Here comes the hero of the film - Inspector of the Administration of the Glavsevmorputi Nikolai Zherdev. The reason for his arrival - the tragedy that occurred at the station - the death of Dr. Wolfson, which occurred as a result of an accident.
