An ordinary, although badly beaten by life, no longer young, but not yet old man receives a tempting offer from a stranger who identified himself as the Observer. More precisely - two. In the first sentence, if he refuses the second, he gets it for his use, and - irrevocably: a fancy laptop, a cool phone and two large bags with books: military fiction, alternative, historical, fantasy... And if he accepts the second!... After a little thought, Alex - the same man, accepts the second offer. And yet, the Observer gives time to reflect. A whole week! Alex does not yet know that in the bags, under the books, there are more than half a million dollars, which, according to the terms of the contract, will also remain with him. What is this second offer, if even if you refuse it, you get such buns...