Propriétaire d''une station de ski de renom près du lac Tahoe, dans le Nevada, Jim Strong est accusé du meurtre de son frère. Officiellement, celui-ci a fait une chute de ski mortelle, mais l''autops
Attorney Nina Reilly is being framed by someone who wants to see her disbarred. In preparation for her disciplinary hearing, she enlists the help of her ex-husband, lawyer Jack McIntyre, and detective Paul van Wagoner. Paul and Jack squabble as tensions and danger mount.
When her truck is stolen--along with sensitive case files complete with candid notes she took while interviewing clients--attorney Nina Reilly discovers those secrets are being revealed, one by one, as reputations are ruined and people begin to die.