Herb Halbert doesn't like taking high-profile cases. When the Gale examination request came across his desk, he had to take it. With two young kids of his own, this one hit too close to home.
Young Dorothy Gale has committed one of the most gruesome mass killings in Kansas history, and now resides in an asylum. The state, however, isn't convinced of her diagnosis and wants a re-investigation of the facts. The farther Halbert gets into her elaborate journey through Oz, the deeper the web goes. Herb attempts to uncover the truth behind this bizarre case before Gale goes to trial for an inevitable trip to the electric chair.