Sherm Falkes, the chief prosecutor of King County, Washington, is caught with an underage prostitute. Humiliated, he commits suicide. Or is it murder? Paul Andros is called back to his old stomping ground, the county prosecutor's office, to find out the truth and restore trust in the office of chief prosecutor. But when the truth begins to unfold, Andros is faced with a much more challenging job than he could have ever imagined.