Stepa is 28 years old. He was recently released from prison on parole, and now dreams of becoming an elite plumber and working in Moscow. However, fate has other plans. Having inherited his grandmother's old room in Nizhny Novgorod, Stepa became the heir to his relative's dark past: she turned out to be a policeman's gentleman. Now a dishonest policeman demands that Stepa repay her grandmother's debt — 2.5 million rubles, otherwise the young man will go to prison again.
1942, Great Patriotic War. Returning from a mission, experienced snipers brothers Alexey and Yegor Broshin encounter the German high-class sniper Wengler. As a result of the duel, Yegor dies, and Alexey is seriously wounded and ends up in the hospital. Having barely recovered, he rushes to the front, but the medical board declares him unfit. Instead of returning to the front line, the command entrusts Alexey with an unusual task - to teach young female cadets how to be a sniper. Alexey undertakes to train his players harshly, sometimes even cruelly.