Enemy forces enter occupied Taganrog. Viktor Shvets gets a job in the commandant's office as a chauffeur under the name Gustav Schwartz. In modern-day Taganrog, Ukrainian saboteurs install a wiretap in Mostovoy's house.

The invaders respond violently to the sabotage of the underground, but the young resistance continues to fight. In modern-day Taganrog, FSB officers find out that the saboteur who stole the laptop has received a large sum from the bank.