The defense

Eddie Flynn started out as a con artist before he ever set foot in a law office. Since then he has learned that a courtroom and a good swindle have more in common than most people think. A year ago, after a case that ended badly, he walked away from the legal profession and swore he would never argue another case in front of a judge.

He is now forced back into the courtroom. The leader of New York City's Russian mob, facing a murder trial, has abducted Eddie's ten-year-old daughter, leaving him no real choice. Eddie must take on the defense, and he has only two days to prepare for a murder trial that looks close to hopeless. He plans to use quick wit and every trick he knows, from bluffs to outright cons, and the stakes could not be higher: if he fails, he stands to lose everything he cares about.