在这部以意大利人民的名义剧情/喜剧/惊悚/犯罪片中,年轻姑娘西尔瓦娜是个交际花，被人杀害。此案由法官保尼法齐负责审理。审讯调查过程中，法官发现大企业家桑多·诺齐诺有重大嫌疑。死者的日记也证实了这种猜测。但是，桑多·诺齐诺是个有势力有影响的大人物，是一块搬不动的大石头，过去也曾在多次逃避法律的制裁。大企业家桑多虽然不是任何政府机关的行政官员，但是他同整个社会的政界、财界和司法界有着千丝万缕的联系，资本主义社会活动中的核心是金钱，也是他权势构筑的基础和...
An obscure Italian magistrate suspects that a well-known industrialist commited murder, and decides to investigate him, and bring him to court, whatever it takes. But - will the magistrate have it in him to go against impossible odds, in the name of the Italian people he represents?
