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Mózes Imre, the quality inspector of a big factory in Budapest loses his job overnight because he did not obey the director's instructions and refused some bad products of the company. When he brings the case before a court his arguments are not really appreciated. The director, however, recognises that, to a certain extent, Mózes is right and lets him re-enter as a head of a smaller operational section. Due to lack of work in the factory, the moral and discipline become rather loose, and the men under his direction turn against him. The local communist party secretary lets him know that one of his subordinates will be appointed to replace him, and he will be degraded to his former position as a locksmith. It is too late when his men realise that they have left him alone with his truth: Mózes gets a heart attack and is taken to hospital. (jakelijan virallinen teksti)