The film, starring Jaclyn Smith and Ben Gazzara, focuses on the trial against a successful businessman who has allegedly murdered a call girl as a consequence for a blackmailing incident.
[1] The film opens at the birthday party of Elaine (Jaclyn Smith) and successful businessman Grant's (Ben Gazzara) daughter Abby (Laura Dobbin).
A seemingly happy housewife, Elaine is shocked to overhear a romantic phone conversation of Grant and a 20-year-old girl.
Life seems to turn to normal, until one day Grant runs into the call girl, Adrianne Arness (Lisa Rinna), and pictures are taken of their meeting.
Sonny has found out that Ross was at Adrianne's place when she was murdered, and orders a house warrant to collect proof for it.