As Kinsey Millhone finds herself befriending ex-gambler, ex-alcoholic Reba Lafferty as she prevents the ex-con from breaking the conditions of her parole She soon discovers that Reba had taken the fall for her boss, and lover, when he conducted a highly crafted money laundering scam Alan Beckwith has so far escaped the clutches of the FBI When Kinsey is asked to persuade Reba to unveil crucial evidence guaranteed to put Beckwith behind bars, Reba is suddenly all too eager to do everything she can to ruin him