Ray Atlee, a law professor, receives a summons from his ailing father, a once-powerful judge in Clanton, Mississippi, ordering him home to settle the family estate. When Ray arrives, he finds his father dead—and discovers a shocking secret: more than three million dollars in cash hidden in the old family house. The money appears nowhere in the judge's will. Where did it come from? Who else knows about it? As Ray races to uncover the truth, he realizes he is being watched, and someone dangerous will stop at nothing to claim the fortune.
