The funeral of the next General Secretary K.U. Chernenko. Sergey Eremin, an editorial worker, decides to finally publish the story of his friend, whom he once betrayed. But the manuscript has disappeared, and Sergei decides to have a frank conversation with the author.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Vladimir SimonovEremin | Eremin |
 Yevgeniya SimonovaLyusya | Lyusya |
 Vadim ZakharchenkoVladlen Petrovich, Lucy's father | Vladlen Petrovich, Lucy's father |
 Andrey GradovLebed' | Lebed' |
 Pavel BelozerovBoroda, drug Yeromina | Boroda, drug Yeromina |
 Boris IvanovAl'bert Grigor'yevich, glavnyy redaktor izdatel'stva | Al'bert Grigor'yevich, glavnyy redaktor izdatel'stva |
 Tatyana GavrilovaNina Andreyevna, sotrudnitsa redaktsii | Nina Andreyevna, sotrudnitsa redaktsii |
 Yana PoplavskayaLenochka, sotrudnitsa redaktsii | Lenochka, sotrudnitsa redaktsii |
 Elena FinogeevaShmeleva | Shmeleva |
 Aleksandr YatskoMaykl | Maykl |
 Gleb PlaksinFabris, frantsuzskiy khudozhnik | Fabris, frantsuzskiy khudozhnik |
 Raisa Kurkinamat' Yeromina | mat' Yeromina |
| NNikolay Kuzminstarik, koposhashchiysya v pochtovom yashchike | starik, koposhashchiysya v pochtovom yashchike |
| IIgor Sannikovliliput iz sna Sergeya | liliput iz sna Sergeya |
 Lidiya Savchenkorabotnitsa stolovoy | rabotnitsa stolovoy |