An outbreak of cyanide poisoning of Frederick and Frederick"s best selling pain killer drug, Relief, causes financial turmoil in their board room and panic in the streets of Chicago. Sussex, a major competing firm in Chicago, quickly capitalizes on the event and the power struggle that emerges. Michael Mayberry is set up when he is charged with the vicious act, aimed to weaken Frederick and Frederick for a corporate takeover. Michael is caught in a web of lies and deceit. The agony and fear of imprisonment destroys his moral being. His firm denies the false accusations, but the power of Frederick and Frederick is relentless. They continue to harass and press charges. To escape, his firm sends him to Duke University to work on a new cancer drug. When police attempt to arrest Michael, he escapes and finds refuge in a Trappist monastery. The search for Michael continues. As the plot unfolds, the suspense doesn"t stop until the very last page.