Ellenoriscalledtothehouseofherclosefriend,SenatorKeithEllison,whereshefindsthedeadbodyofamaninhisbed.Thesenatorclaimstoshootingtheman,thinkinghewasrapinghiswife,notrealizingtheyreactuallyhavinganaffair.Inasensationaltrial,fulloftwistsandturns,HelenandnewADAAlanLowetrytoprovethesenatormurderedthemaninafitofrage-butnooneisreadyfortherealtruthbehindthiscrime.