A nostalgic story about Muscovites, whose life is noticeably different from the life of other people. Grandfather Clock. Pendulum. Artem Zadikyan takes pictures, talks about what Moscow means to him (synchronously off-screen). Photos of Artyom. Artyom climbs the stairs to the apartment of one of the abandoned houses. Old furniture in the apartment. Yard. V. Kazachkov, who graduated from the 1st Moscow Imperial Cadet Corps, walks along the corridor, sits in a chair, talks (synchronously) about himself. An old mansion at the intersection of Khrushchevsky Lane and Ryleeva Street. Newly built houses. Artist A. Madekin talks about the themes of his work (synchronously), works on a loom. Painting-tapestry. V. Molchanov at work at home, at the "time machine" he created. Figurines of an owl, astrologer, little men. Victor winds up his watch, pulls up the weights.