Someone is trying to kill Carl Fletcher and for the life of him he can't figure out why.
After an apparent hit-and-run accident that cost the life of his fiancee, the full use of his right leg, and his career, Carl, now captain of a charter boat , is doing everything he can to move on. But someone has other plans for him.
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"Your not good at lying, Mike; don't get into the habit. You obviously know something you feel you can't tell me. I can respect that, but I will eventually find out what it is if I have to beat it out of you..." Everyone's favorite Mom , Carl's Mom, Maggie Fletcher.
Dallas attorney Stan Turner hates criminal law but has a propensity for attracting murder cases anyway. So, it's no big surprise when a simple attorney-ad-litem appointment in family court evolves into a complex murder trial.