After a colleague is framed for murder and dies, lawyer Tani investigates what lies behind the case. As the dark shadow of a ministerial candidate emerges, this hard-boiled novel follows a man who refuses to back down.

Pursuing a colleague's death and the shadow of a ministerial candidate, lawyer Tani's fighting spirit awakens.

Caught between divorced parents who use him as leverage, the boy Paul has shut himself away from the world. Spenser resolves to guide him toward independence, working with him through boxing, jogging, and carpentry.

Spenser turns his own rigorous training and care toward the isolated boy Paul.