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Convicted of murder 16 years ago, William Benson is ostracised by the establishment and his family. Supported by a close-knit group including solicitor Tess de Vere, he's defied them all and opened his own Chambers. Now he faces the case of his life - and the terminal illness of Helen Camberley, who helped him leave his prison life behind. Jorge Menderez, a doctor from Spain, has been found dead in a deserted warehouse in East London. A troubled man, he'd turned to counsellor Karen Lynwood seeking help.

The last time Tess de Vere saw William Benson, she was a law student on work experience. He was a 21-year-old, led from the dock of the Old Bailey to begin a life sentence for murder. He'd said he was innocent. She'd believed him. Sixteen years later Tess overhears a couple of hacks mocking a newcomer to the London Bar, a no-hoper with a murder conviction, running his own show from an old fishmonger's in Spitalfields.

William Benson er strafferetsadvokat. Med et vist særpræg. Han er selv dømt for mord. Sidste gang, Tess de Vere så William Benson, var hun jurastuderende i praktik. Enogtyve år gammel blev Benson eskorteret væk fra anklagebænken i Old Bailey for at påbegynde afsoningen af en livstidsdom for mord. Han havde fortalt Tess, at han var uskyldig. Hun troede på ham. Seksten år senere overhører Tess et par højrøstede middagsgæster, der sidder og gør nar ad et nyankomment medlem af Londons advokatstand: et håbløst tilfælde, der kører sit eget show fra en gammel fiskehandel i Spitalfields.