Three young women are raped and murdered in Houghton, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It is January and -21 degrees. A fourth victim is found. The police arrest Andy, a neighbor, and he is charged with all four crimes. His DNA is found on the bodies and he confesses to D/Sgt Darryl "Dinty" Moore of the Michigan State Police. Grettu Vayrynen, a young Finnish-American woman, drives a school bus mornings and afternoons to make ends meet, but she has graduated from law school and has passed the Bar. She is the only lawyer in the courthouse on the morning of a blizzard and is appointed to represent...