When Nora Royce, a sexy associate at a prestigious law firm, is accused of murdering a partner's wife, the legal community throws her to the wolves. With nowhere to turn, her only chance at a defense is her estranged older sister, Amanda Cross, a third rate attorney with no criminal defense experience, Outgunned, Amanda peels away the protective layers that cocoon the privileged few to find a heart so dark it is beyond malice.