Mha is at last a QC,making her senior to Reader. Their first case together is defending taciturn thug Brendan Kay,muscle for the infamous criminal Farr family,aused of half-blinding a motorist who fell foul of boss Jody Farr. Mha believes Farr's influential solicitor,sharp Micky Joy and Farr are nspiring to stitch up the innocent Kay for a crime Farr mitted. Battling against both formidable secutor Caroline Warwick and head of chambers Alan Cowdrey for Farr,Mha finds that Reader ves to be an ultimate help to her. He also has a solo case, defending killer Fatima Ali,referred by female solicitor Gee Duggan,who resists his efforts to pursue her romantically.