Joan Alton is a defense counsel and the only person able to help a legal defender who's been framed for the brutal murder of his wife. While the defendant's secrets unveil, she will stop at nothing to catch the real killer.

Heather, a corporate lawyer, works to prove the innocence of her client - a man accused of the murder of his wife, following her disappearance. However, Heather falls for the accused and the two begin a torrid affair.