THE PRINCIPALSPaul Wheeler. CEO of the Wheeler Enterprises empire. At age fifty-two, hes a pillar of Atlanta society and a brilliant businessman. But Paul is out of the picture even before the opening credits -- shot dead during an armed robbery.Julie Rutledge. A savvy, cultured, and attractive Southern woman, seasoned by a stint of study and romance in Paris. She owns the citys most successful and sophisticated art gallery on Peachtree Street. She was also Paul Wheelers weekly companion at the hotel where he was murdered and was hand in hand with him at the time of his death.Derek Mitchell. A defense lawyer of renown. Successful, handsome, and despised by the Atlanta PD for his courtroom victories, he goes to the mat to make a case for every client - and headlines for himself.
