Vera dedicated her life to her family - her husband Sergey, son Tolya and stepdaughter Ira. Sergey, a retired colonel, after his service went into business and purchased a house in which Vera keeps comfort and love. Everything would look perfect in this story, if not for one circumstance - during 20 years of marriage, Vera did not acquire the status of an official wife. And, after the sudden death of her common-law husband, she lost everything, because a word is worth absolutely nothing. A friend, a casual acquaintance and the new owner of her former home will help the heroine rethink everything and get to know herself again.