Ellenor is summoned to the home of her close friend, Senator Keith Ellison, where she discovers the corpse of a man in his bed. The senator claims he shot the man believing he was raping his wife, unaware that they were actually having an affair. As the trial unfolds with shocking twists and turns, Helen and new ADA Alan Lowe attempt to prove that the senator murdered the man out of anger. However, no one is prepared for the real truth behind this crime.