Settlement Conference

They didn't kidnap her for ransom.

They kidnapped her for a verdict.

Alexandra "Alex" Cortez wins cases for a living-high-stakes, high-dollar, and ruthless when she has to be. But when a late-night drive turns into a black-bag abduction, she wakes up in a place that looks like a courtroom... built by people who have been crushed by the real one.

A judge's bench. A jury box. Evidence boards. Rules.

And one nonnegotiable condition: Alex is the defense.

The plaintiffs are medical-malpractice victim...