Un grupo de campesinos viene a ver a León Tolstoi y su esposa, la Condesa, para solicitar unas tierras. Tolstoy debe explicarles que es su esposa quien tiene autoridad sobre sus tierras y que ella no los ayudará. Molesto por su reacción negativa hacia él, Tolstoi se preocupa cada vez más por los problemas de los pobres. Esto conduce a una serie de conflictos con su esposa, y luego a un profundo abatimiento, ya que el célebre escritor continúa buscando en vano respuestas a los sufrimientos que ve a su alrededor.
A group of peasants comes to see Leo Tolstoy and his wife, the Countess, to request some land. Tolstoy must explain to them that it is his wife who has authority over their land-holdings, and she will not help them. Stung by their negative reaction to him, Tolstoy becomes increasingly preoccupied with the problems of the poor. This leads to a number of conflicts with his wife, and then to a deep despondency, as the noted writer continues vainly to search for answers to the sufferings he sees around him.
