History is the first. Shortly before the start of the performance, the troupe actor hanged himself right on stage. The general nervous condition is exacerbated by this news, adding to the fuss. However, life goes on, theater workers are scenery, actors are preparing for the performance. All tickets sold, full house, no one is going to cancel the performance. The dead was taken down. Everyone around almost forgot about the corpse of a colleague. In the hustle and bustle of preparation for the performance, they only deal with their problems. The police are in no hurry. Before her untimely arrival, another corpse appears on the scene – a scene worker dropped the hammer on top of another employee. The third bell rang and the audience filled the hall. The performance begins, and with it the next novella.

The story of a friend. Andriy Andreevich was very rich, he lived in a large, luxurious house. The daughter, in her misery, lived with him. Widowed, the man felt an unusual, terrible loneliness. The elderly lovelorn began to care for his daughter, trying to get her to become a mistress, cohabitant, wife. To stop her father's harassment, Masha brings her friend Alice. The old man locked the door, hid the key. New Year's Eve was crazy, unpredictable, unusual, but it brought this strange couple a sense of love, salvation from loneliness. Andriy Andreevich realized that Alice was the woman of his dreams.