Grigoris, discharged from the army, faces financial problems. His aunt, a stingy old lady, is the only family he has, but she has told him she will only help him after her death. Grigoris wants to buy a taxi, which is his dream. The girl he loves, Kaiti, is also poor and can't afford to pay the rent for their house. Grigoris is at a dead end. To help his girl, he is forced to sell his only personal property: four velvet armchairs. With the money, he pays Kaiti's rent. When his aunt dies, he learns from her will that she had hidden a box of diamonds inside one of the four chairs he sold, leaving them to him as an inheritance. Now Grigoris must find the right chair before he goes crazy.