Olga and the head of the convoy Butkevich meet in a roadside cafe. They have not seen each other since the beginning of the war. In the conversation, it turns out that a man with the surname Ilyin, Olga's first husband, whom she considers dead, is working in the convoy. Butkevich arranges a meeting for them. Olga does not recognize him. Butkevich tells about a strange meeting to his friend, prosecutor Glebov. It will soon become clear that the real surname of this person is Drobenya. Before the war, he was convicted of theft. Then he served in a penal battalion, was captured, met with Ilyin in a German dungeon ...