Bill Ford and Bill White practice law like pirates looking for sunken treasure. Their conduct has finally been brought to the attention of law enforcement, thereby triggering a federal criminal investigation into their billing practices. However, before they are brought to justice on charges of committing massive mail fraud, the law partners agree to defend two sisters who are candidates for admittance to an institution for the criminally insane. As the case quickly unravels in court and it is apparent that the law partners were ill prepared to litigate the case, the clients seek revenge against their lawyers. This will lead to a brutal attack in which the lawyers are almost killed. Given the opportunity to cooperate with the US Attorney to avoid incarceration, the law partners provide assistance in the prosecution of their former law clients. As a consequence of doing so, the law partners continue to make more enemies who are also determined to kill them. As the law partners continue to get into trouble with the IRS and the Department of Justice, they find themselves in a desperate situation. In order to avoid going to prison, they must employ every under-handed and deceitful trick at their disposal. For these lawyers, this will not be difficult.