Based on Anton Chekhov's short comedy piece: 'The Bear.' It involves a young widow Yelena, who mourns her husband so much, that she locks herself in the hours. Her silence is interrupted by an impatient landowner Grigory, who came to collect a debt. He is in great need to get the money right away, but she refuses to pay him until her steward gets back. They start arguing and that argument turns into Grigory's challenge to the duel. Yelena accepts, but Grigory slowly realizes that he has fallen in love with her. Yelena's servant Luka brings help, but he is late: Yelena is in Grigory's arms.