In one of the oil-rich countries of the Muslim East, democratic forces are coming to power. Unwilling to lose control of black gold, one of the Western countries is carrying out a coup here, trying to present it as "liberation from the power of the Kremlin." A plan is being developed, the victims of which are progressive journalist Haidar and Soviet doctor Halima Atajanova, who works at a local Red Cross hospital.

In this heartwarming comedy, Mrs. Savage, a recently widowed woman, inherits her deceased husband's fortune. Her stepchildren want control of the money and commit her to a sanatorium, thinking she is insane. Mrs. Savage befriends the other eccentric patients and turns the tables on her stepchildren in a cunning and comedic way.