The flashback reveals Kit's past: two years ago, he witnessed the beating of student Ilya Shchedrin, but, following the rules of the show, he intervened too late, and Ilya died. Zhanna and Kovrov concealed the truth, turning Kit into a hero, after which he broke down, started drinking, and gradually realized that he had become part of a corrupt system. As a result, Kit loses control over himself, his career, and his faith in his work, and his future in the media world is called into question.