За законами воєнного часу

Fascist troops are approaching Kiev, well-trained subversive groups are also active; a number of mysterious crimes take place in the suburbs of the city, and military lawyer Ivan Rokotov is entrusted to solve them.

It is July 1941, and the Nazis are advancing towards Kiev at great speed; as the situation in the city becomes more tense and untenable, Ivan Rokotov's job, as senior investigator at the Kiev Military Prosecutor's Office, becomes much busier.

Rokotov is interrogated by the NKVD in connection with an investigation into a conflict with a fellow officer.

The NKVD continue to dig into Rokotov while he and Elagina make progress in their investigation; the body of the drowned commissar is found in the river.

It is July 1941, and the Nazis are advancing towards Kiev at great speed; as the situation in the city becomes more tense and untenable, Ivan Rokotov's job, as senior investigator at the Kiev Military Prosecutor's Office, becomes much busier.

While Mirsky continues his secret investigation, Rokotov finds Ozhogin murdered; Elagina sees that Ozhogin's wound is similar to that of the murdered Lazaryan.