A prequel to A Patriot's Peril. The story of a young criminal defense lawyer dealing with a marital breakup; a legal secretary hoping to step into the breach; an arrogant, alcoholic, corrupt judge and his two bagmen; a headline-hunting prosecutor; a prostitute; a pimp; a doctor accused of abortion before Roe v. Wade; a trial with only a weekend to prepare; a legal maneuver made possible by a federal statute enacted as part of the effort to thwart...