The evidence against him initially seems strong, but more questions emerge during his trial.
The DA is defeated in the election, and Sabich finds himself arrested by his successor and charged with the murder. The DA, who is shortly coming up for re-election, wants quick results, but Sabich seems to be making slow progress.
When Carolyn Polhemus, a young prosecutor employed by the District Attorney of an American city, is found murdered, the job of investigating her murder is given to Rusty Sabich, one of her colleagues and her former lover.