An office Christmas party turns into a deadly game of cat and mouse for one young lawyer caught in the middle.

Martie, a first-year associate with a powerhouse San Francisco law firm, expected to fade into the background at her firm's annual Christmas party. Have a drink, smile and say hello to the right people, and then quietly leave to go back to the mound of paperwork waiting for her at the office.

She never expected to become a key player in a game she never signed up for.

A game that might cost her more than her fledgling legal career.

A game that if she loses, might cost her her life.

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