Joe Talbert, a college student, is assigned to interview an elderly man and write his autobiography. At a nursing home, Joe is asked to talk to Carl Iverson, who is dying of cancer. At one time, he was convicted of the rape and murder of a young girl and spent thirty years in prison. Joe decides to meet with Carl, who promises to tell the truth about what really happened many years ago. And the more Joe learns about Carl's life, the harder it is for him to believe that such a man could commit a brutal crime. As Joe and his friend Lila get acquainted with the materials of the trial and the diary of the murdered woman, the stakes become higher and danger lurks at every turn. Will Joe be able to find out who really committed the crime? For the first time in Russian!