Jack Hammett is an aggressive young defence attorney on the rise up the corporate ladder. In the courtroom he`s known as the "Hail Mary Kid" for his ability to win the unwinnable cases. When one of the firm`s lawyers, Darren Gaines, is murdered and Gaines` wife is charged, Hammett is assigned as her attorney. Hammett asks Kate Weldon, a recently hired lawyer, to assist him. Together they discover some inconsistencies in the case as well as a possible connection to the recent murder of a judge.