Mild-mannered history professor Clark Miller is the prime suspect in the grisly murders of his estranged wife and her lover. It appears to be an open-and-shut case. With police, and nearly everyone else, convinced of his guilt, Clark has no choice but to try and prove his own innocence. Unfortunately for him, someone else seems determined to keep that from happening, no matter who has to die. As the body count rises, Clark is in a race against time to avoid becoming the next victim.