Despite the fact that San Francisco attorney Teddy Barnes (Glenn Close) hasn't handled a criminal case in many years, she defends newspaper publisher Jack Forrester (Jeff Bridges), who's accused of murdering his heiress wife. Teddy soon finds herself falling for Jack, and her search for the real killer leads to a powerful finale. Robert Loggia (as Teddy's friend on the police force) and Peter Coyote also star in this taut courtroom mystery.