Whilst Clive Reader celebrates his taking silk but Martha hits the bottle, angry that inspector Wright has lied in court to convict her client Johnny Foster. Later David, the teen-aged son of chambers head Alan Cowdrey, is arrested for causing the death of a policeman , one of six who kettled him during a demonstration. Martha believes David has been bullied into pleading guilt...
Martha is at last a QC,making her senior to Reader. Their first case together is defending taciturn thug Brendan Kay,muscle for the infamous criminal Farr family,accused of half-blinding a motorist who fell foul of boss Jody Farr. Martha believes Farr's influential solicitor,sharp Micky Joy and Farr are conspiring to stitch up the innocent Kay for a crime Farr committed. Battling against both formidable prosecutor Caroline Warwick and head of chambers Alan Cowdrey for Farr,Martha finds that Reader proves to be an ultimate help to her. He also has a solo case, defending killer Fatima Ali,referred by female solicitor George Duggan,who resists his efforts to pursue her romantically.
当魅力四射的高智商美女Freddy与脆弱且富有同情心的前儿童兵Baba相遇,欲望点燃了彼此心中的黑暗,将他们变成了一对危险的杀手搭档。与此同时,对犯罪心理的罪责观念有着巨大分歧的DS Lola Franks和DI Jackson Mendy被指派共同侦办此案。一场有关性吸引力与情感操纵的猫鼠游戏就此拉开。