Rape and murder arent new to the Deep Sout, but when the body of a popular high school girl is found dumped in the loksl river, the whole town of Natchez, Mississippi is shocked.

Penn Cages no longer practices law, but when his best friend Drew is accused of the murder and ask for help, Penn must face the hardest questions of his life:

Can he defend Drew against the town, the police and overwhelming evidenc?

or could it be true that his friend is a brutal killer who has deceived Penn and everyone else?