Sir Lavuit (Viktor Lebedev), a typical scholar-hermit, leaves the capital to join a colleague in another city. Three servants remain at home: the maid Dolle (Anna Legchinova), the lackey Feis (Ilia Oleïnikov) and the janitor Stal (Yuri Stoianov). All three want to take advantage of the master's absence to enrich themselves and for this they decide to use alchemy...