Young Jan Zeman is returning from a Nazi concentration camp. On the train he meets Václav Kalina, who tells him about his plan to join the police force. Jan returns to his home village and finds only his mother there.
Jan Zeman, a young survivor of a Nazi concentration facility, boards a train after his liberation. There, he meets Václav Kalina, who shares his aspiration to become a member of the police. Upon returning home, Jan discovers that his village has been left deserted, except for his mother.