In the opening stages of the trial, Crawford reveals that the officer who arrested him is the same officer with whom his wife was having an affair (Nunally). Crawford taunts the detective into attacking him in the courtroom. As a result, his confession is ruled to be inadmissable as evidence. Beachum then discovers that Crawford's handgun is not the same gun he used to shoot his wife. The police are baffled, and with no other evidence to present to the jury, Beachum is forced to concede the trial and Crawford is acquitted.
Beachum becomes obsessed with the case. Earlier he was taken off the case but at his request he was allowed to continue, but at risk of damaging his career. Now that the case is closed he continues to search for evidence, and repeatedly visits Jennifer who is in coma in the hospital, hoping to get evidence from her. At Crawford's request a restraining order is issued forbidding Beachum to visit Jennifer. Finally Crawford orders the hospital staff to end her life.
Beachum eventually figures out that before the crime, in a hotel where Jennifer and Nunally were together, Crawford switched his handgun with Nunally's identical one. After Crawford shot Jennifer with Nunally's gun, when Nunally arrived and Jennifer was assumed to be held hostage, Crawford and Nunally agreed to lay down their guns to negotiate. After arresting Crawford, Nunally took his own gun with him, while Crawford's gun, which was not used, was taken as evidence.
Beachum confronts Crawford with his conclusions, and Crawford confesses. He taunts Beachum, believing that he is immune to prosecution under the double jeopardy clause. However, Beachum reveals that by allowing his wife to die, Crawford's crime has been elevated to murder (rather than attempted murder) and is therefore no longer subject to the rules of double jeopardy. Crawford is arrested again, and Beachum attempts to prosecute him a second time.
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