Joe Sangster, a doctor at a local health clinic, hires Greg McDowall after one of his clients, a prostitute, dies from a drug overdose he suspects was administered to her.
When a young prostitute is murdered by a deadly drug overdose, Dr. Joe Sangster, who has been treating her at the local health clinic, suspects foul play. In the growing climate of fear over drugs and aids in the city, his clinic faces closure due to a local campaign. He turns to young lawyer Greg McDowell for help, and McDowell sees the chance to make a name for himself.