Criminal defence lawyers must make their peace with one harsh fact of life most of their clients are guilty Yet when William Tucker a celebrated & self-centered star college football player is suddenly arrested & charged with the brutal rape & murder of a college coed two years before his broken-down drunken estranged father Frank can't believe he's guilty What father could? But Frank is also an ex-criminal defence lawyer Now Frank must find a way to sober up & save his son from the death penalty sought by an ambitious district attorney Can a father's love for his accused son save him from death?