Matthew Byrnes will go to any lengths to defend a client. His new partner, Isabella Charlotte Ewing, called "Ice," is cold, calculating, and ruthless. They are the criminal defense power firm in Winston.When the business partner of auto dealer Henry "Big Hank" Williams is found dead in Pioneer Park, Williams is charged with murder. Byrnes and Ewing, now estranged, fight for control of the defense in the high-profile case. There can only be one winner. But at what expense to the client, and who goes under the bus?