Ukraine, 1920. Two White Guards, Vorontsov (Vladimir Druzhnikov) and Stronsky (Alexander Belyavsky), are fleeing from the Red Army captivity. They reach a monastery, where a White Guard detachment is hiding under the guise of monks. Vorontsov leads it and is waiting for the signal to move to the settlements occupied by the Red Army. He does not suspect that his friend - "former journalist" Stronsky is a Chekist ...