A mobster's reckless son is pulled over and arrested for possession of heroin by a policeman leading a well-known crusade against the mobster. At his wits end with his son, but succumbing to the pleas of his wife, he attempts to fix the trial and have his son freed. Calling in favours from politicians and city officials, he appears to have everything under control until the case falls to a judge whose record is unblemished by scandal or compromise. How much pressure can this judge withstand, and will the spectre of bribery taint his impeccable record of integrity.