Judge Irina Polyakova is entrusted with a simple but high-profile case: the famous public figure Smulsky inadvertently killed a fan who was pursuing him. He tried to save the girl, and when that failed, he confessed. The judge is inclined to impose the most lenient punishment, because the girl intimidated Smulsky’s family, sent bandits to his wife and daughter... But Irina’s faithful assistant Hortensia Andreevna sees the bottom line in this case, and Irina is used to trusting the intuition of the old teacher. Love and psychological novels with a bright detective component take readers to retro times: in the 80s of the 20th century, a young judge Irina Polyakova and two people’s assessors, who are appointed each time, decide destinies. Mercy, impartiality, an inquisitive mind, and most importantly, that same notorious female logic, which men usually mock, allows us to solve cases that cannot be solved using standard methods. The description of the life of that time will not leave anyone indifferent, the intensity of passions, honor and dignity, which for the heroes of M. Voronova are not empty words - all this is of the highest standard!