In a small town there is a reunion of school graduates to commemorate the heroic death of Adam, who died during the Second World War while defending the bridge. Unexpectedly, Adam shows up just before the ceremony. It turns out that he was only wounded during the fights on the bridge, started a family after the war and led an ordinary life. So that the truth does not come out and the city can still be proud of its hero, Adam is persuaded to leave without meeting his colleagues.