A burned-out attorney gets a second chance for redemption when he agrees to pursue a wrongful death lawsuit against the biggest client of his former law firm.

The unexpected death of an old friend takes Billy McBride to California’s Central Valley, where a record drought has made water more valuable than human life.

Billy McBride is reluctantly pulled back into criminal defense when his friend’s 16- year-old son is arrested for a double murder.

With danger mounting around every corner, Billy has to decide whether to head directly to trial or take his chances with a continuance.

The trial concludes as former partners and old friends have their final showdown in court.

The judge gives Billy only a day to make a compelling offer of proof before he dismisses the lawsuit.

The beginning of discovery unearths a startling new piece of evidence that threatens to unravel Billy’s entire theory of the case.

As both sides begin their depositions, more secrets start to come to the surface, threatening to destroy everyone involved.

Billy has to go to great lengths to secure his physical evidence’s safety and preserve his witnesses’ credibility.

Billy scrambles to get his wrongful death lawsuit into court by any means necessary.