A deputy-district attorney (Patrick Bergin), assigned to investigate the murder of the mayor`s cousin, finds himself falling for the victim`s wife (Joan Severance) who is immediately being accused of the killing. The attorney, however is not too quick to point the finger at the new widow, especially since he`s already made the mistake of jailing an innocent woman in the past. Against direct orders from his boss (Michael Ironside), he continues to relentlessly investigate the crime.