He gave up the money.&#160;&#160;He gave up the power.&#160;&#160;Now all he has left is the law.<br><br>Michael Brock is billing the hours, making the money, rushing relentlessly to the top of Drake &amp; Sweeney, a giant D.C. law firm.&#160;&#160;One step away from partnership, Michael has it all.&#160;&#160;Then, in an instant, it all comes undone.<br><br>A homeless man takes nine lawyers hostage in the firm's plush offices.&#160;&#160;When it is all over, the man's blood is splattered on Michael's face--and suddenly Michael is willing to do the unthinkable.&#160;&#160;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.<br><br>But there's one break Michael can't make: from a secret that has floated up from the depths of Drake &amp; Sweeney, from a confidential file that is now in Michael's hands, and from a conspiracy that has already taken lives.&#160;&#160;Now Michael's former partners are about to become his bitter enemies.&#160;&#160;Because to them, Michael Brock is the most dangerous man on the streets....