When a popular pro basketball player is accused of rape, defense attorney Abraham Ringel thinks he has a "can't lose" case. But when he discovers his client may well be guilty, Abe faces the most painful dilemma of his life. Alan Dershowitz, America's most outspoken lawyer and author of Chutzpah, explores the complex ethical issues behind the law--of right and wrong, justice and the "best defense"--in a gripping first novel.