Meteorologist Perushkin from the town of Uysk is busy inventing a "device that draws energy from space." All sorts of troubles await him on the path to great discoveries. One day, the meteorologist is hit by a motorcycle.
Then, hungry and deceived by some cheeky Moldovans, he wanders into the sausage department of a meat factory. Zhban, a former criminal and now the owner of the sausage factory, is starting to live "by the law" and brings Perushkin to justice. He faces prison and confiscation of his property, but a young journalist comes to Perushkin's aid...