The Senate, paying tribute to the intelligence and abilities of Publius Aurelius Statius, instructs him to investigate the murder of Antonius Felix. Or... a possible attempt on his own life. The fact is that the criminal overtook Anthony as he was leaving the senator’s palanquin, dressed in his luxurious cloak. Witnesses say the killer called out Aurelius' name before fleeing. Who was the intended victim - Aurelius or Antony? And then troubles suddenly begin to pour in as if from a cornucopia. An old friend of the patrician threatens to sue him, accusing him of the death of his father and a vicious relationship with his mother. And one dowager matron firmly decided to marry the freedom-loving Statius. And so, wanting to avoid all dangers at once, Publius Aurelius disguises himself as a commoner and begins an investigation in the most remote and dangerous streets of Rome.