The Hearing: The call comes at midnight. It looks like a tragic and petty murder - a rising star in San Francisco's legal firmament found shot in a dark alley. But for homicide lieutenant Abe Glitsky, the crime cuts horribly close to home - unknown to anyone, the victim was his daughter. The Oath: When the head of San Francisco's largest HMO dies in his own hospital, no one doubts that it is anything but the result of massive injuries inflicted by a random hit-and-run accident. But the autopsy soon tells a different story - an overdose of potassium killed him, and the attending physician, Eric Kensing, becomes the prime suspect. Homicide lieutenant Abe Glitsky quickly sets his sights on Kensing. Desperate and in need of an attorney, Kensing turns to lawyer Dismas Hardy for his defense. The Hunt Club: A federal judge is murdered, found shot to death in his home - together with the body of his mistress. To homicide inspector Devin Juhle, it first looks like a simple case of a wife's jealousy and rage. But Juhle's investigation reveals that the judge had powerful enemies... Private investigator Wyatt Hunt, Juhle's best friend, finds himself smitten with the beautiful and enigmatic lawyer, Andrea Parisi. Until Juhle discovers that Andrea, too, had a connection to the judge...