Bruno Testori is now an inmate in his own prison when Gregorio Verna, head of the secret service, drops his charges and reinstates him as director. In return he has to make a detainee, magistrate Vittorio Mancuso, accused of the murder of an employee of Slimpetroil Spa, a renowned national energy company, talk, finding out why he was guilty of that crime before the man testifies before a judge. When Bruno begins to suspect his innocence and fear that the services are using him, he decides to get to the bottom of it. It will be the beginning of a battle for the truth and the price to pay will prove to be very high. (Source: Translated from official synopsis via DeepL)