Mickey Haller is a well -known Los Angelon's attorney, who will be addressed by the head of the prosecutor's office with a special offer. He wants him to take the role of the plaintiff in a media -watched case. Haller hesitates, but eventually be convinced - among other things, because he is irritated by the defendant's person. Jason Jessup was convicted of the murder of a twelve -year -old girl twenty -four years ago. However, on the basis of DNA analysis, the Supreme Court has now annulled this judgment and Jessup has found itself at freedom until the new trial. In addition, he has become a darling of the media, selling copyrights to books and films, and stylizing everywhere as a victim of judicial will. However, Haller is still convinced of his guilt, so he does the maximum to achieve Jessup's re -conviction despite unfavorable circumstances. He finds the best possible investigator, a detective Bosch, and the proof of every witness testimony is struggling. At the same time, however, he discovers that in the machinery of the prosecutor's office does not run everything as he originally imagined, and that justice must often give way to political interests. Plus, Jason Jessup seems to be about something unfair ...