High-powered litigator Christopher Lang has the case of a lifetime--a lawsuit against tycoon and presidential contender Russell Lindstrom, the man who designed the recreational jet, the Stormtree. The problem is that the plane has a fatal tendency to go into a deadspin. In the wrong hands, it is guaranteed to crash and burn. Believing he can nail a man like Lindstrom in the courtroom, Lang has no idea that he himself is a pawn in larger battle, a fight with implication for national security.