Cleaver Greene languishes in prison surrounded by enemies - Cal McGregor, Col and the Corella brothers, but also friends. Many former colleagues from Macquarie Street and the bench are also guests of Her Majesty courtesy of corruption scandals. His cell-mate Mal fancies himself as more than a friend. A convicted murderer, he watches Cleaver's back - constantly. Cleaver even gets appearance work before the kangaroo court that metes out prison justice. But he needs all his cunning and a dose of luck to avoid assaults, protect his friends and find a way to outwit an appeals bench deliberately selected to keep him locked away forever. Cleaver might not be so keen on freedom if he knew what was happening in the outside world. Wendy has plans underway to finally move on from Cleaver and start a new life with Roger, whose sports medicine practice is thriving.