When the young lawyer Veronique Morgan gets the chance to take over her first big case, due to an unfortunate accident she can hardly believe her luck. She is brilliant in court, comes home radiant with joy - and catches her boyfriend in flagrante delicto when he is having fun with another woman in her bed!

Devastated, Veronique buries herself in her work.

When she promises a childhood friend to help him in a patent dispute, she has no idea what kind of game she is getting herself into. Her opponent is far more dangerous than she had thought. Not only her childhood friend have to fear for his life, but Veronique also quickly becomes a target.