Ассистент окружного прокурора оказывается втянутым в хитроумную игру в «кошки-мышки» человеком, который пытался убить свою жену, но избежал тюремного заключения благодаря нелепой бюрократической ошибке.
A husband is on trial for the attempted murder of his wife, in what is seemingly an open/shut case for the ambitious district attorney trying to put him away. However, there are surprises for both around every corner, and, as a suspenseful game of cat-and-mouse is played out, each must manipulate and outwit the other.