Egor lives with his mother, his father left the family. The young man wants to become a musician, but poverty and conditions do not allow. After an altercation with his mother, he runs away from home in search of another life. A girl named Katya lives next door. She wants to be a teacher, but her husband cannot understand it. After a quarrel, she leaves the apartment. Egor and Katya meet on the top floor of their typical house. Can they help each other with something?