Overview: Lizaveta and Tanya visit the graves of their relatives. Lizaveta is dissatisfied with Ivan, who is taking a vacation in gloomy idleness. Ivan quarrels with Tanya and declares that he is returning to the city. But then Nikita comes with his friend, the popular actor Ognev. Appearance of the artist causes a stir in the village. In Leningrad, Tanya Zakharzhevskaya is tormented by inexplicable fears. In the morning Tanya Larina separates the fighting Ivan and Nikita.It turns out that Ivan caught Nikita reading his manuscript. Justifying himself, Nikita talks about the intention to order Ivan a screenplay. In the evening at the fire Nikita talks with Tanya. Ognev takes Ivan away and solder him. Tanya is furious. Nikita reassures her. In the morning Nikita leads Ivan into the uniform, and he goes with Tanya and Ognev. He draws the attention of a friend to her voice and artistry. Fir tree is sent to the collective farm with colleagues. Staff are preparing for a picnic. The head of the department asks Voronov to take away the embarrassing Christmas tree for a walk. He agrees.