The brilliant casher Aleksey Voronov goes on the run. Fearing persecution, he decides to place a "drop" in his place, Yuriy Afanasev, a provincial loser, like two peas in a pod like Voronov himself. However, the ideal plan gets out of control: Voronov receives a bullet in the head, and Afanasev is saved by Aleksey's guards, mistaking him for his boss.