Paris Johnston, Constance Shepherd and Sidnie Kennedy, meet in college and are off-campus roommates for six years. They recognize the intelligence and ambition in each other and form a strong unbreakable bond. Sidnie becomes a tough, competitive attorney. Paris and Connie become journalists who run a black-owned magazine in New York.
When Paris marries David Hernandez and moves to Puerto Rico, she eventually returns to New York unrecognizable to her family and friends. Connie's world twists and turns in turmoil until she learns of her true identity. The only constant in their lives is Sidnie, whose restrained nature keeps them grounded through personal hardships.
As the police emerge as their formidable enemy and the Hernandez family's secrets are uncovered, the strength of their friendship is their most powerful weapon. The women bond together as Sidnie strategically uses the law to fight the law. But after justice is served up on a silver platter, there is one more issue the women must contend with and this one is personal!