Lena Ogurtsova, who is to become Elena Bern, also known as Aunt Lena, is still a modest aspiring writer from a small town, who has been writing her first novel for many years, the publication of which is her only chance for freedom. She tries to break out of an abusive relationship with her husband, but, having found hope for a new life, becomes a victim of her idol.
Overcoming the midlife crisis and experiencing an internal shock, sports news anchor Egor Tikhonov becomes a volunteer, he helps mothers of sick children in the cancer ward, searches for lost people together with "Lisa alert". gradually finding a new life, Egor begins to lose the old one: he loses his job, almost divorces his wife. and more and more often he asks himself if he is a strong enough person to go his way to the end.