Sweating in a hot cauldron of lawsuits, red tape, and Mafiathreats is history professor Kevin Hastings. The young, modestly successful professor stumbled acrossjust the right investment property in downtown Chicago.And met just the right buyer for it, he thought. But when youa're a little guy running with the big guys, you gotta be careful you dona't end up squished. Kevina'sreala'estate lawyer gave him bum advice. His buyer turned out to be a mob boss.And his new attorney is a legal torture expert, putting everybodya'includingKevina'through an alla'buta'medieval ordeala'ata'law. Booted out of his apartment and on the run, Kevin ends up ata rescue missiona'another torment. Therea'sno way things could get worse...right?