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South Carolina Congressman Jack Fontaine is in the frame - accused, presumed guilty. Maxie Kincaid, a lobbyist and Jack's lover, is found murdered in her Georgetown home hours after he left her, and suspicion runs high that he killed her. Defense attorney Mercy Johnson agrees to represent him, in spite of his reputation as arrogant and self-absorbed, because his aunt and her Mama are friends from their South Carolina childhood.Fontaine proves to be a troublesome client, but Mercy soon finds evidence that he may be innocent . Even his wife, leading her life independently in Charleston's country club and bridge clubs, speaks up for him. She says he's an SOB but not a murderer. Fontaine's determination to protect his Sea Island district from over-development could provide a motive to sideline him.Can Mercy put up with Fontaine long enough to get to the truth? And what will the defense of this ingrate cost her?

Sleepy LeBlanc falls asleep at the wrong times and in the wrong places. Thanks to a pricey lawyer who never heard of narcolepsy, he goes to prison for a crime he did not commit. When the guard on the prison work crew is murdered and the other prisoners escape, Sleepy is an easy target. The FBI agent investigating the murder believes Sleepy knows about the crime. The escaped prisoners are caught, and they set about to silence him. Sleepy is ensnared in the political ambitions of the FBI agent and the fears of the prison gang of a murder prosecution. His best friend in prison asks Mercy Johnson to help him. With Mercy on his side, Sleepy's disorder may be turned from a curse to a tool to gain his freedom.