When San Francisco attorney Dismas Hardy gets a call saying his wife never picked the kids up from school, hes worried. Frannies a great mother. Turns out theres a good explanation: shes in jail.Unbeknownst to her husband, Frannie has just appeared before a grand juryand refused to share a crucial piece of information about her friend Ron, whos accused of killing his wife. Now its up to Dismas to race the clock and find a culprit, all the while wondering: why would his wife go to jail to protect another man? Who really killed Bree Beaumontand why? Hes looking for the truth. But hes not quite sure he wants to find it.