An attorney can quit, an alcoholic can recover, but a priest is forever. Jack Riley has been all three. He left the priesthood to get married and become a lawyer. But when he lost his family in an automobile accident, he became a drunk. In Apalachicola Florida, Jack begins a new life with a new practice, a new secretary, and a new case. However, he's up against the same old world. The rich and powerful buy justice -- and it's Jack's job to win justice for the not so rich and not so powerful.