He gave up the money. He gave up the power. C.

law firm. One step away from partnership, Michael has it all. 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. 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.

From the Paperback edition.