Based on the work of Mykola Khvylovy «The story about the sanatorium zone».

Former revolutionary Anarch is being treated for mental disorder in a state-run sanatorium. He has a heated romance with patient Maya. The quiet course of life of the residents of the sanatorium is disrupted by the appearance of an employee of the Metranpage printing house. He requires that he be given a place in a medical facility without a referral. Some time later, the chief physician receives a call from the above authorities, and he is forced to yield to the insolvency claim. Patients are amazed at the connections of a simple, at first glance worker. But Anarch suggests that Metranpage is a spy. The hypothesis begins to be confirmed by the behavior of a newcomer who tries to provoke interlocutors to talk frankly about political topics. And when Anarch discovers that Metranpage has become his new roommate, he understands who the purpose of the scout is ...