Tom Butler is a psychologist with many years of experience as a computer software engineer and manager at major high-tech corporations. He currently lives in the San Francisco Bay area.
A new girlfriend and his computer software business inexorably draw Dave Burke into things that he never anticipated – and never wanted. Trapped in the world of New York organized crime, he survives attempts on his life and his family and exacts retribution for these attacks. In the end, he is faced with a life-changing decision where all alternatives carry a high personal cost.