In the hallowed halls of Deane University, Americaβs privileged youth allow nothingβand no oneβ to jeopardize their ambitions. Until a wealthy heiress is brutally murdered, and Boston defense attorney David Cavanaugh is forced into the case. His protoge, a Deane law student, has been accused of the crime. David soon realizes that the odds are against him, as he is led down a road where every ally is an enemy in disguiseβand where privilege means anyone can get away with murder.