It begins with a murder in the town square. During the investigation, two police officers lose their lives in the most insidious of ways, with an explosive-inducing secretion, buried within the corpse of the man that detonates. But who could be capable of such a twisted crime? The police believe they know, and round up their suspects, yet in a land where everyone is due a fair trial, Samuel Kane finds himself defending the murderers, and desperately trying to get to the truth of what happened. . and why they did it. The intent is far darker than how it first appears. Samuel is good. He''s sharp. Savvy. He connects well with a jury, yet he''s tenacious. He will find the truth, but if the truth sets everyone free, will he be able to live with himself?