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The Russian Civil War in Central Asia. A Red Army detachment, surrounded by bandits, breaks out of an ambush. Commander Asad kills the military commissar, suspecting him of treason. The murdered man's son tries to prove his father's innocence. Meanwhile, Asad secretly conspires with the Basmachi. Other Red Army soldiers die because of information he provides. Asad himself is killed by the Basmachi, who soon find themselves in a difficult situation and decide to get rid of a possible traitor.