Popova becomes a victim of a swindler, and Zhilin helps her to sort out the problem. Duty and Sinitskaya realize that they are too different people, and Makarov complains to Zhilin that their relationship with Valeria is limited to sex only.

Zhilin celebrates his birthday, but is upset that everyone has forgotten about him. Turkina disarms the criminal, and Popova tries to prove that it was an accident. Makarov invites a local fool to the department to talk to him because there are complaints about him.