内容简介：
Patrick Joseph, an elderly lawyer, takes on the representation of a young man charged with the murder of an attractive single mother. The victim was found dead on the floor of her laundry room, horribly mutilated by multiple stab wounds. The defendant, the murdered girl, and all of the witnesses lived within a universe of drugs, alcohol, and immorality that Joseph neither approved of nor understood. Despite his attitude towards the participants and his reluctance to be involved, he feels compelled to represent his client zealously, hoping that the final truth will be revealed at trial. Though not convinced of his clientas innocence, neither is he convinced of his guilt. The trial, filled with many twists and turns, discloses that many of the victimas peers had equal opportunity and motive to commit the crime. Josephas story is told simply and graphically, with an unexpected and astounding ending.