The murder of Jake Alexander, a wealthy trial lawyer, and his young lover enraged East Flamingo. The prosecutor, Steele, said Jake's son Dave was seen in the study and that fingerprints, hair, fibers and an eye witness would convict. Dave phoned Charlie Carne from jail. They'd been law school roommates. But Charlie was Jake's second chair. He'd never tried a Florida capital case. Dunstan Dundee had. But he was mesmerized by Jake's financial assistant and ex-lover, didn't like ballistics, and didn't believe Dave's alibi. Charlie would have to prove the cartridge cases didn't fit from second chair.