Lawyer Avrutin is a renowned professional who always wins his cases. Avrutin is wealthy, cynical, and enjoys joking, provoking, and shocking people. In his work, he often takes on the defense of the most hopeless clients—real criminals who should be behind bars—and helps them remain free. Local law enforcement agencies have long been dissatisfied with this state of affairs, but their patience runs out when Avrutin saves a police officer’s murderer from prison.
Investigator Glebov receives an important assignment from his superiors: he must find compromising evidence on Avrutin and destroy his career. The police officer is helped by his beloved—crime reporter Vernitskaya. Under the pretext of filming a report, she deceitfully gains Avrutin’s trust, while in reality investigating his activities. Vernitskaya’s plans take an unexpected turn when she herself begins to feel sympathy for the charming lawyer…
What compromising evidence against Avrutin will Vernitskaya manage to gather? Will the journalist be able to frame the subject of her investigation, who has turned from an enemy into something more for her? We invite you to watch the detective melodrama «Presumption of Innocence» online.
