It is always difficult to put up with injustice. Especially when it comes to human life. In such a difficult situation, Alexandra Ilyinichna, Sashenka, finds herself - the beloved and loving wife of the attorney at law, Prince Dmitry Danilovich Tarusov. The first case he is assigned to consider is the murder of a clerk. His headless body was found in the river. At first glance, everything seems simple, and the outcome of the investigation is predictable: the defendant’s confession was obtained, evidence was found. But Sashenka suspects that not everything is “pure” here, and enthusiastically takes up the investigation...