An inspection has come to the organizing committee. To impress the foreign reporters, Igor wants to get them tickets to Vysotsky's theater.

Igor's boss, Irina, is threatened with dismissal because of his antics with Taganka. Anthony asks Timoshkin to deliver Lenin's letter to him.

The Olympics are on the verge of collapse due to the boycott by the US and other countries. Uzbek factories want to stop sewing uniforms for the Games.