Tanya had a large family, but she did not communicate with any of her relatives: her parents had died long ago, and her brothers and sisters had dispersed in all directions after boarding school. And suddenly the older brother Ilya appeared in the city, followed by the rest - the middle brother Romka and the twins Mary and Dan, who were once adopted by the Americans. However, instead of a joyful meeting, something unimaginable happened... Dan did not immediately understand what happened to the woman’s face. It resembled a ritual mask, dotted with lines. But it turned out to be cuts. And the system was traced in them. They seemed to form letters. He remembered the Russian alphabet and had difficulty reading: SORRY... The word “sorry” was carved into his face! And only then did Dan realize that the woman was dead...