The psychiatric hospital is located in a former monastery. The main character, a middle-aged psychiatrist, does not believe in himself and his profession. He does not pay attention to an adult patient who commits suicide. It turns out that this is the father of a psychiatrist. It was believed that the father disappeared without a trace during the communist terror, when the socialist government was established. Step by step, the son reveals the truth about his father's life. The hope for a decent life is born in him.