Butler's Justice

Monroe Lovett and his wife Debbie have moved to Peregrine, Mississippi for a new lease on life, or maybe a different lease. Monroe started his career as an attorney and then changed it all and went into the ministry as a pastor. Now, after several years, he's felt the urge to return to practicing law. Upon the advice of an old friend he and Debbie made a move to the small southern town.

There's only one problem; no one seems to know Monroe has set up his practice. He hasn't had a single client. He only wishes for that first client, then maybe his name will become known to the community.

The in walks Ashley Butler, his first client. Little does he realize that she will be the catalyst to get him known. Her case, involving the murder of her husband's girlfriend, opens a dark closest of Butler family secrets.

To make matters worse, not only will Monroe have to face the arrogant Robert Breaux, Lane County's District Attorney, but there are other forces working to derail Monroe's case. Luckily, for him, a godsend in the person of Herm Edwards, a retired New Orleans detective, and a native ofPeregrine, enters his life at the best possible time.

Ashley's problems started when adultery led to a single rash act. In a matter of seconds, a loud argument climaxed with the horrid murder ofJulie, the mistress of Ashley's husband, Marcus Butler Jr.

The Lane County Sheriff's Department gets a tip of shots being fired in the Butler home. Detective Carson investigates the crime scene and upon leaving gets a tip that Ashley is the killer. He puts out an arrest warrant for Ashley Butler.

Ashley hears from a friend that deputies are looking for her.Knowing her husband's family, she seeks the help of the only person she believes she can trust, Lane County's newest defense attorney, Monroe T.Lovett. Knowing that her husband's father Marcus Sr. holds power over Lane County, Butlernameshe's not even sure that Monroe can help her. Monroe has heard the Butler name.

Speaking with Monroe in his office, Ashley explains that she is about to be arrested for murdering her husband's girlfriend. After she tells him of her predicament, and with only a few details, Monroe, in desperate need of a client, agrees to take her case. Soon, he learns he's got more than a just any client as he fights for Ashley's life.

Monroe will soon discover that Robert Breaux, the self-serving, egotistical district attorney, is interested in one thing--winning.

Monroe brings Herm on although he is unsure where Herm's loyalties lie. Trust issues between them and with the local legal system intensify as Monroe becomes suspicious of a possible corrupt sheriff's department.

As his defense quickly unravels, Monroe is forced to take another approach to prove Ashley's innocence. This new approach lands him right in the middle of the Butler family secret, a secret that even Ashley does not know exists. No one in Lane County knows the truth the Butlers have been hiding for years. Marcus Butler Sr., the family patriarch, will do whatever he must to keep the skeletons in the closet.

To do that and avoid community humiliation, Marcus Butler Sr. forms some new alliances to ensure his secrets remains buried. These new alliances include Félix Roche, a man with more than one agenda.

Only the truth can free Ashley, but it will also reveal her past, a past she would just as soon forget. However, her freedom Monroe encourages her, telling her this is the only avenue to her freedom. His plan? Go after the patriarch, Marcus Butler Sr., expose the man and secret. It is the only way Butler's justice will prevail.