A grisly triple homicide rocks Maryland. An amateur, as it turns out, masterfully executed the crime. His number one accomplice - "Hit Man," a learner's guide to murder, in twenty-two easy to follow steps. Convinced, that the book incited its reader to kill, attorney for the family of the deceased, Howard Siegal, unites with law scholar, Rod Smolla, to bring the publisher of the book to justice. Based on a true story.