Struggling lawyer Owen Langley is offered a case that has the potential to advance his career in a big way. It is a murder case; the accused is the brother of a prominent figure in New York City society. Something doesn't feel right to Langley and he hesitates to accept the case; but, in the end, he agrees to take it on. At once, he regrets the decision. The man he will be defending is the poorest excuse for a human being he has ever met. Worse, the evidence against him is enough to convict him and send him to the chair several times over. Worst of all, he just might be innocent.