When pathologist Mark Hartmann performs an autopsy on lab assistant Millicent Sweet, he is surprised to find aggressive cancers in someone so young. Before he can discuss his findings, he leaves for a pharmaceutical conference, where he beds one of the sales reps. He realises he's been framed when a video of his adultery is used to try to make him falsify his report. As lawyer Helena Flemming and forensic pathologist John Eisenmenger are drawn in, the shocking truth slowly emerges.