After her small Kansas City law firm merged with Chicago megafirm Franklin & Holland, Emma Davis jumped at the chance to live and work in the Windy City. And when one of the firm's senior partners offers her a plum assignment, Emma sees herself on the fast track to partnership. The task seemed simple enough. All Emma has to do is transfer the assets of Oak Greythorne, a recently decesed multimillionaire to the charitable trust set up in the man's will. What could be easier? Or so Emma thought until she is accosted by a client with Mob connections and she stumbles on evidence suggesting that Greythorne may have been murdered and the senior partner may not be the paragon of virtue everyone thinks he is.