About the book: 1979 / Yuryev Z. Complete rework. Novel. Moscow. Young Guard, 1979. - (Library of Soviet Science Fiction). A young woman was killed. All the evidence points against Lance Guerero: the investigation has at its disposal his fingerprints left at the crime scene, a recording of his voice preserved on film, and the testimony of several eyewitnesses who identified him as the killer. Chief Justice Sherwood reads the verdict handed down by the dispassionate and incorruptible Chief Judicial Computer: Herero must choose his fate - either the death penalty or complete mental remodeling. There is time for an appeal, but it is unlikely to yield anything. Even the lawyer does not believe in his client's innocence…