The boss's gentle tone did not bode well. And Elizaveta Dubrovskaya’s premonitions did not deceive her: she was appointed defense attorney in the case of a maniac strangler nicknamed Chulochnik. Lisa was in a panic. She was little attracted by the prospect of appearing on the pages of newspapers and television screens as a lawyer for a maniac. “Hosier” - that’s what they might call her! Relatives of the dead girls will throw rotten eggs at the young lawyer. And the killer himself, fixing a maddened gaze on her, will repeatedly strangle her in his dreams with white lace stockings... The stocking keeper turned out to be a young man of pleasant appearance. He swore that he was innocent, begging Lisa to prove it. And she succeeded! Dubrovskaya found witnesses who confirmed her client’s alibi and secured his release. And soon after this, another murder occurred in the city... Did Lisa really release the criminal?