Lidia Poet graduates from law school and is admitted to the bar. After she takes on a murder of a ballerina, she is disbarred from practicing law because she is a woman--but that does not stop her.
Much to Enrico's chagrin, Lidia agrees to defend an anarchist accused of murder. But the scandal grows deeper than she expected and lands her in trouble.
Lidia represents a prostitute accused of murdering her client. This leads her and her brother to a medium, where they hear a voice from the past. Marianna rebels when separated from the boy she loves.
With Jacopo in jail, accused of murdering a prostitute, Lidia takes the case which leads to anarchists and a revenge killing. Also, her appeal reaches the highest court.
