This suspenseful legal thriller tells the story of Judge Larocca, who,
to quote The Brothers Karamazov, 'lies to himself and listens to his
own lies, so gets to the point where he can no longer distinguish the
truth'. A man always looking to justify his evil and corrupt behaviour,
he is perhaps an apposite metaphor for Italy itself. When he becomes the
subject of corruption allegations, fellow judge Guerrieri goes against
his better instincts and takes the case.
Eventually justice will be served, though perhaps not in the most
orthodox of ways.