Rosa Rayes is a detective at one of the biggest precincts in NewYork, proud to have pushed past the barricades of her ethnicity and gender. She works twice as hard, just to receive the treatment that the rest of her coworkers get, which is why shes surprised when she finds out that she has been assigned to a high profile case. Sam Evans is a well respected lawyer at one of the biggest firms in New York, and also has a previous romance with Rosa. The two, who haven't seen each other in over a year, are assigned to the same case, forced to work together to solve it. A-list actress Brianna Ross has been arrested for the murder of her housekeeper. Rosa and Sam believe their lives will be the same after taking care of the so called 'easy case' , but when they uncover some secrets that may prove she is guilty, will it really be as easy as they thought? How can you defend someone who doesn't deserve defending?