The weather is dry and hot, and the red level of fire hazard has been declared. Max's unit is heading out to assist their colleagues in the region. The shift begins without any incidents. But then the smell of burning reaches them — a danger threatens the dacha settlement... Borka's father escapes from the colony and suggests to his son that they take a stroll around evening Moscow. Right in front of his son, he steals a car, then breaks into a shop, takes money from the cash register, and, to cover up the crime, sets the place on fire. Borka tries to put out the fire and runs away at the last moment — the police officer ends up with the boy's hoodie, which Dym‑Dymych recognizes. He doesn't turn the boy in, but he tells Cheremis about it. Cheremis realizes that Borka needs help...