On the record - Alec was innocent of murder, cleared by a jury, protected by the unwritten law that frees a man to kill the wife who betrays him.

Off the record - everyone thought he was guilty as hell!

Only three people knew he was innocent:

The victim - and she couldn't talk!

The killer - and killers don't talk!

And Alec - who nearly talked himself to death!

How could he shed the burden of guilt for a crime he didn't commit? His only weapon was his strange genius for poker. He wielded it well - to win a stake, and outface a murderer.