The plot is based on the eponymous work by writer Maria Voronova. The action takes place in the 80s in the Soviet Union. Young rock singer Kirill Mostovoy is accused of a series of serious crimes. According to the laws of the USSR, he will receive the highest punishment. Irina doesn't want to sentence a person to death. But the court chairman Valery, with whom Irina is in a romantic relationship, convinces her to take on this case. Irina cannot refuse her lover.