It’s always hard to accept injustice—especially when it involves human life. In this difficult situation finds herself Alexandra Ilyinichna, Sashenka—the beloved and loving wife of a barrister, Prince Dmitry Danilovich Tarusov. The first case he is assigned to consider is a murder of a clerk. His beheaded body was found in a river. At first glance, everything seems simple, and the outcome of the investigation looks predictable: the accused has confessed, and the evidence has been found. But Sashenka suspects that not everything here is “clean,” and with enthusiasm begins investigating…