Tommaso Scalia is a man who commits three murders: he kills his superior who sacked him, the man who replaced him and his wife. He wants a quick trial and an early execution, but an earnest, principled assistant judge looks for a way to save the murderer from being shot, because he does not belive in capital punishment.

年逾七旬的退休律师洛伦索总是拒人千里，与子女关系疏离。心脏病发几乎一命呜呼，活下来就得继续孤寡人生。女儿在法庭当翻译，能明白异国语言，却不懂老夫心事。倒是邻居搬来一家四口，让洛伦索暂借天伦之乐。只是邻居表面平静，内里却有难解的阴影。风暴过后，他再无法不面对逃避已久的亲情往事。