Marta Castello is a successful lawyer who is vying for the right to take silk - to become Queen's Counsel. However, all the pomp of the judiciary, the robes and wigs, really only masks the monstrous pressure, the need to make tough decisions, and the ethical dilemmas that haunt every lawyer. Separating the personal from the professional, and sacrificing one's principles for victory - these are not easy ingredients for a lawyer's success. The courtroom is the setting where the most dramatic events of modern life unfold. Will there be room in the courtroom for a strong and independent woman?