The "ghosts" have failure after failure. Will they never succeed in preventing the emissaries of the world government from seizing power in Russia and turning it into a raw material appendage of the West? Nestor and Jeanne - slippers, paranormas that can change people's minds - are forced to work underground. They risk themselves every day, but continue to adjust officials and businessmen, confronting the secret aggression against the Fatherland. Unexpectedly, the battlefield is expanding. Nestor manages to establish contact with the inhabitants of one of the star systems, who are also fighting for their independence. Will the echoes of star battles resonate on Earth? Will representatives of different, but mysteriously similar peoples be able to help each other?