Attorney Miranda Patel, exploring the murky circumstances surrounding the near-fatal head injury inflicted on her former paralegal, Jessica Lane, uncovers a connection between Jessica and the hacking of the National Security Agency. Could Jessica have gone to the dark side? Then, suspicion is cast on others, also connected with Miranda's law firm, whose bona fides had seemed impeccable. Could the blond-haired stranger who keeps turning up have anything to do with these inexplicable events? In the end, Miranda and her colleagues uncover the truth about the accusations against their friends. Or do they? Were the lawyers just pawns all along?