The heroine of the novel (Ilya's Star) is involved in a traffic accident that causes her to lose her sight. The only solution to restore it is to find a donor for a cornea transplant. She succeeds in finding a donor and regains her sight, but she begins to see a strange person who claims to be the guardian of this eye. What does this guardian want from her, and will he carry out his threat to rob her of her sight again if she does not carry out his orders?