German cockroach named Hermes finds himself caught in a deadly legal trap. Bound to a chair in a derelict room, Hermes faces a grotesque investigator and a looming, dented anvil suspended by a frayed rope—the state's most "economical" method of execution. Accused of a murder that was nothing more than a tragic accident involving an oil bottle and a kitchen knife, Hermes's only defense is a letter he memorized for an elderly woman. As the investigator reeks of last night's feast and the legal system prioritizes electricity bills over justice, Hermes's fate seems sealed. A dark, satirical exploration of power, prejudice, and the cold machinery of the law, where the line between pest and prisoner is dangerously thin.