Can you succeed yourself by downloading your consciousness? Will your family let you? Hidden micro-blasters, paper-thin blades, plasma torches, and surges in voltage come into play as the jockeying begins for the vast estate of the honorable J. Bennet Johnstone. Is a downloaded consciousness eligible to be a citizen of the Singularity? Erasmus goes on a mission without Ankh. Will their worlds end, one without the other? Rivka tossed into the middle of deceit and selfishness. Even seeing into their minds cannot unravel the sordid truth. She has to spend more time with the Johnstone legacy if she's to keep the family from killing each other while the bigger question of consciousness is considered. Will it ever be resolved? If Rivka has her way, it will be, once and for all. Magistrate Rivka Anoa is the legal eagle you want on your side. No better friend. No worse enemy.