He likes it. He's good at it. It's easy money and grad school's expensive. Academic All-American. Graduate student. Thief. Felon. Chance McGovern grew up in a world of thieves, hookers, killers, and organized crime, so it's no surprise when he ends up in an 8 x 10 box. After serving 18-months, with six off for good behavior, Chance is back on the street trying to walk the line between the thief he is and the man he pretends to be. But when his favorite professor asks for the kind of help only a thief can provide, the line disappears and bodies start to drop. Forget punishment, this good deed triggers a chain of events that causes Chance to delve deeper into his criminal underworld, leading to a final showdown with a myth that could cut short the lives of those he loves most.