1988. After eight months of sailing on a merchant ship as an engineer, Pasha returns to Odesa. He is a young, handsome guy who set off on a long journey for the sake of his beloved girlfriend Lili. No matter what, he had to earn money for a cooperative apartment—that was the condition set by Lily's father, a man who was not poor and well known throughout Odesa. Otherwise, there could be no question of Lily and Pasha getting married...