Scott Finn is a Boston lawyer who's started his own practice, leaving the comforts of a well-established law firm behind. Even though he was moving up in the chain, he wasn't happy there. Scott rents the top floor of an old building, sharing his office space with retired-detective- turned-private-investigator Tom Kozlowski. He has one staff member -- a young law student intern.

Scott ends up representing Vicente Salazar by default -- or rather because of the death of Salazar's appointed attorney, Mark Dobson, a young lawyer from the firm where Scott used to work.

Scott didn't want to help Dobson, but he found himself in front of a well-known judge from his past, asking for a new DNA test to prove Salazar's innocence. Regretting his decision to get involved with a convicted felon who raped and shot a cop, leaving her for dead, Scott tells Dobson if he can find evidence to prove Salazar is innocent, he might reconsider, not that he thought he'd have any luck after 15 years. Dobson investigates, gets close to the truth and is brutally murdered. Scott feels guilty for putting the young man in harm's way.

Still believing the timing is not right, Scott misses the deadline to file a motion to withdraw himself as Salazar's lawyer, so he must forge ahead with the case. Justice is in Scott's blood and the more information he learns about the case, the more he believes Salazar is innocent. Scott aims for the truth, and becomes a pest to one of the most dangerous Latin American gangs in Boston and to the man who called the shots 15 years before when the police officer was shot -- the man who still runs the show in Boston.

Scott now bears the burden of proof, and proof is what he discovers as he digs into police files, evidence, and witness accounts. The gang leader orders a hit on Scott. Unsuccessful at killing him, his intern is targeted and badly beaten. Scott's partner, Tom Kozlowkski, is in love with the intern. Once hesitant to betray his police force past, Tom takes one look at his lover in the hospital and he's ready to do some damage. All bets are off as Scott and Tom forge ahead with a plan to attack the gang, set the legal system straight and find justice for all the victims in this case. When evidence shows up that rocks Scott morally, he still has the responsibility to represent his client to the best of his ability. The question is whether Salazar is really innocent or guilty of the brutal attack on the female officer.

INNONCENCE is an interesting view into the legal system and the process involved to show guilt or innocence with the use of DNA. Hosp's characters are well-developed, the plot moves smoothly and the entertainment is worth your time.