Second Chair — William Manchee

Drop into the home of Dallas attorney, Stan Turner, and his wife Rebekah for a Christmas Party. The house is packed with clients and friends eating, drinking and having a great time. But then the lights go out and Stan's CPA, Bobby Wiggins, is found dead. To make matters worse Bobby's wife blames her hubby's demise on Stan and Rebekah and files suit to collect two million dollars.
Then Stan takes on the defense of a young college student, Sarah Winters, accused of murdering her own baby. Stan knows this is way out of his league so he convinces his old criminal law professor, Harry Hertel, to be second chair. Much to his dismay, however, midway into the trial Harry disappears.
Bad goes to worse as Stan is stalked by a religious fanatic named Doomsayer. Then he narrowly escapes an attempt on his life and suddenly is the main attraction in a media frenzy. Despite all these distractions, Stan never loses sight of his goal to find out the truth about Sarah's baby. And when the truth is finally revealed it's not at all what anyone expects.