When a young reporter is found dead and a prominent Philadelphia businessman is accused of her murder, Mick McFarland finds himself involved in the case of his life. The accused, David Hanson, was Mick’s good friend in legislation school, and the victim, a TV news reporter, got reached out to Mick for legal help only hours before her death.

Mick’s played both sides of Philadelphia’s courtrooms. Being a top-shelf protection attorney and former prosecutor, he understands all the methods from the trade. And he’ll need each one of them to win.

But as the case advances, he’s disturbed by developments that confirm his deepest anxieties. This trial, one which already hits too close to house, may jeopardize his firm, his family members—everything. Right now Mick’s only way out is usually to mastermind probably the most brilliant protection he’s ever spun, one which will combination every legal and moral boundary.