Presentation of the story from the Before series — Before: The Red Button.
Three friends in Irkutsk — Tonya, Gleb and Olga — investigate an extremely rare case of failure in the control and automation system of one of the MegaMarket service points. As it turned out, this situation attracted the attention not only of local teenagers, but also of employees of the State Security Service. How is the failure in the post office related to one of the richest businessmen and entrepreneurs in Russia? How will the PAX quantum computer system ensure the safety of citizens of the Federation? The story The Red Button presents a detailed report from the future on the technologies of a nascent civilisation.