A self-assured business man murders his employer, the husband of his adulterer, which unintentionally provokes an ill-fated chain of events.

"Life Is In Their Hands -- Death Is On Their Minds!" A dissenting juror in a murder trial slowly manages to convince the others that the case is not as obviously clear as it seemed in court.

"They know him - and they shiver - the big names of Broadway, Hollywood and Capitol Hill. They know J.J.- the world-famed columnist whose gossip is gospel to sixty million readers! They know the venom that flickers in those eyes behind the glasses - and they fawn - like Sid Falco, the kid who wanted "in" so much, he'd sell out his own girl to stand up there with J.J., sucking in the sweet smell...