The police have been trying to nail John Dupre for years. The spider at the centre of a web of drug dealing and prostitution, he's always been one alibi ahead of the law.

Jaffe is the only lawyer who'll represent Dupre And when she begins to study the case, she soon understands why. Dupre has a lot of friends in both high and low places - friends with deadly secrets to keep safe. And with Dupre facing jail, some of these people are worried at what he might reveal - worried enough to resort to murder themselves...