Young architect Ivan comes from Moscow to a small provincial town at the invitation of a major customer, Mayor Kiryanov. The mayor's daughter immediately falls in love with the guy, and all the wishes of the spoiled beauty are certainly fulfilled - there will be a wedding. But Ivan's heart is already taken, he cannot forget Elena, the customer's daughter-in-law. Their forbidden love is mutual, but it is unlikely that the influential Kiryanov family will forgive and understand.