The film tells about the "case" of the writers A. D. Sinyavsky and Y.D. Daniel. The film includes the following filming: General view of the Vagankovsky cemetery. Y. Daniel's wife at the grave of Y. Daniel. The writer A. Sinyavsky and his wife, who came from emigration in 1989, are walking through Moscow. Speech by the wife of Y. Daniel - I. Uvarova at one of the meetings with memories (synchronously). Memories of the trial of Sinyavsky and Daniel are shared by lawyer E. Kogan (synchronously), prosecutor O. Temushkin (synchronously). Interviews of writers: A. Salynsky, Y. Chernichenko (synchronously), G. Gorin, V. Voinovich (synchronously), B. Okudzhava (synchronously), A. Vaksberg (synchronously). Meeting of the Union of Writers of the USSR. Speech by S. Mikhalkov, M. Sholokhov (synchronously). General view of the prison colony "YAVAS", where A. Sinyavsky and Y. Daniel were serving their sentences. Prisoners walk through the territory of the colony, work in logging, and have lunch in the canteen. View of the city of Yavas. View of the prison building - "Vladimirsky Central". The territory of the prison, prison cells. A. Sinyavsky's conversation (synchronously). Among the participants in the film is the film's scriptwriter M. Shvydkoy.