The singer Pasha's quiet evening together with her admirer Kolpakov is interrupted by a mysterious visitor, who reveals herself to be Kolpakov 's wife. She demands to see her husband (hiding in another room), then demands that Pasha return all the presents that he'd given her in order to collect the sum of money she claims he had embezzled. The frightened Pasha hands over all the gifts she’d received from all of her male admirers....