"After Rusty Sabichs heated acquittal in the trial for his life, hes restlessly tried to accept his retirement and get his name out of the spotlight. Now, years later, hes found himself living a quiet life in the town of Mirror with a house on the idyllic lake and a new love, Bea. But the peace thats taken him so long to find comes crashing down when Beas adoptive son, Aaron, whos under Rusty and Beas supervision while on probation for a possession conviction, goes missing. The court has ordered that Aaron stay in contact with Rusty and Bea, and if he doesnt return soon, he might get sent back to jail. The trouble doesnt end when Aaron eventually turns up. It turns out that hed been camping with Mae, his childhood sweetheart who has been an endless source of trouble for Aaron. Except Mae didnt return with Aaron. Maes prosecuting attorney father, Hardy, brings in all of his resources from local police to the FBI to find his daughter.

And when Mae is discovered dead, Hardy immediately points the finger at Aaron and the state jumps to trial. Rusty finds himself coming out of retirement to defend his step-son-to-be from a murder charge where the evidence doesnt seem to add up. But regardless of where the truth is pointing, it seems that the odds are stacked against Aaron. Its going to take all of Rustys knowledge as a lawyer and judge to show the jury that Aaron isnt a murderer and that if they have any reasonable doubt, they must cast "Not guilty." Aarons life is on the line and so is the one that Rusty has worked so hard for and all that stands between freedom for both of them is the rage-fueled prejudice against Aaron"--.