 Velma Kelly (Catherine Zeta-Jones) is the sexy vaudeville star who murders her husband and sister after finding them in bed together. Roxie (Renee Zellweger)is the wannabe vaudeville star who kills her lover after finding out he was never going to make her famous. Enter Billy Flynn (Richard Gere), the greasy lawyer whose goal is not only to have his clients acquitted, but to make them legal legends. Billy, who apparently likes Roxie s angle (He tried to kill me) better than Velma s (I blacked out and can t remember a thing). With help from Matron Mama Morton (Queen Latifah) both women vy for the spot as Illinois s most famed murderess, but there s only room for one legend... "That s Chicago".