When a black man dies of an apparent overdose, everyone on the ER staff assumes he's the latest victim of D.C.'s drug epidemic—until he's identified. Now, under ugly accusations of racism, attending physician Dr. Karen Moore has become the target of a multimillion-dollar malpractice suit that could destroy her future.
For plaintiff's lawyer Elliot Roth, victory seems almost too easy—until he stumbles on some strange contradictions surrounding the mysterious death. He and Karen form an uneasy alliance as they embark on a dangerous search for the truth. What they discover is a devastating medical conspiracy whose perpetrators will stop at nothing—even mass murder—to carry out their plan...