Used to working in a large firm on big cases, Jason has gone to private practice to do small time law. Then one day, a strange man, identifying himself only as "Smith" arrives in his office offering a large amount of money for Jason to defend Sammy against the murder charges. The trial is in 4 weeks. Jason agrees to defend Sammy and starts to do some investigating on his own to determine how he can win Sammie's case. Meanwhile, he starts to realize that "Smith" has his own reasons for wanting Sammy acquitted -- reasons that that lead Smith to start threatening Jason's life as well as that of his brother and only remaining family member, Pete.