Wes Beattie is one of life's losers with a tendency to fabricate. Since he has the lying skills of a six-year-old, his fibs inspire fond exasperation. But now he's gone too far. Wes is in on trial for murder: his uncle's been bludgeoned to death and the weapon is covered in Wes's fingerprints. His wild explanations - about a frame-up, a villainous gang, a mysterious sexpot - only enrage his already mortified family. Sidney Grant, a disreputable young lawyer, resolves to untangle the truth.