The central character is a lawyer named Friedrich Kronberg. The main character's task is to convince the judicial system of the innocence of his clients. However, the actions of these people are never unequivocally good or bad. A married couple is forced to pay for a fatal mistake made in the distant past. An elderly man wants to spend the rest of his life in prison for an unknown reason. A husband and wife, who enjoy experimenting in bed, face serious consequences of their passions.