During a stifling St Petersburg summer, the rich landowner Velchaninov is haunted by the figure of a man he keeps glimpsing in the street.
From then on, the destinies of the two old friends become intertwined as they engage -.
As the two men renew their acquaintance, Velchaninov becomes aware that Trusotsky\'s child is, in fact, his own daughter.
When he receives a surprise visit from him late at night, he realizes he is an old friend, Trusotsky, whose late wife, Natalya, was his secret lover.
During a stifling St Petersburg summer, the rich landowner Velchaninov is haunted by the figure of a man he keeps glimpsing in the street