A lawyer is falsely accused of the murder of a beautiful model, who also happened to be the daughter of a high-ranking general, during a business trip to China. Bewildered and afraid, he finds himself facing the death penalty, but after convincing his court-appointed lawyer of his innocence, the pair embark on a desperate mission to clear his name. Legal thriller, starring Richard Gere, Bai Ling, Bradley Whitford, Byron Mann and Peter Donat.

An American attorney on business in China, ends up wrongfully on trial for murder and his only key to innocence is a female defense lawyer from the country.