Veronica became pregnant at the age of 17. Frightened by her pregnancy, her the boyfriend abandoned her. The childbirth was heavy and the baby was born prematurely. Veronica’s mother, Yevdokia Petrovna, convinced Veronica that the boy would have better conditions of life in a well-to-do family. When she is 29, Veronica learns that her child was sent to an orphanage. The young woman finds and adopts her own son without saying that she is his mother.