He gave up the money. He gave up the power. Now all he has left is the law.
Michael
Brock is billing the hours, making the money, rushing relentlessly to
the top of Drake & Sweeney, a giant D.C. law firm. One step away
from partnership, Michael has it all. Then, in an instant, it all comes
undone.
A homeless man takes nine lawyers hostage in the firm's
plush offices. When it is all over, the man's blood is splattered on
Michael's face--and suddenly Michael is willing to do the
unthinkable. Rediscovering a conscience he lost long ago, Michael is
leaving the big time for the streets where his attacker once lived--and
where society's powerless need an advocate for justice.
But
there's one break Michael can't make: from a secret that has floated up
from the depths of Drake & Sweeney, from a confidential file that is
now in Michael's hands, and from a conspiracy that has already taken
lives. Now Michael's former partners are about to become his bitter
enemies. Because to them, Michael Brock is the most dangerous man on
the streets....