"Womb. Tomb. Womb.
Tomb." Noah Scott whispered the words as a mantra reduced to the simplicity of single syllables. They share more in common as places of close darkness than even the three-quarters of their shared letters. Questions riddle his mind. Does the public favor or oppose the death penalty for the punishment of captial crimes? Does the public favor or oppose abortion to end unwanted pregnancies? Of those who favor abortion, how many favor or oppose the death penalty? Does a man have the right to prevent a woman from seeking to end an unwanted pregnancy? These questions set a courtroom thriller piggyback on a previous, flawed murder trial that convicted innocent Noah of murder. He is now on death row awaiting execution in ninety days. He is the plaintiff in the abortion trial against his ex-wife, Lisa, but he is not the father. All are thrown into a maelstrom of guilt, innocence, love, betrayal, life and death. Noah's friend and attorney, Sam Reynolds, sees the chance mutation of black feathers on the necks of two seagulls and triggers an urgent re-investigation of the DNA evidence that originally convicted Noah. The reluctant participation of his ex-wife helps identify the mysterious stranger who has complicated her life, but will it correct a wrong conviction, will it have any influence on the expected results of the current trial and will it come in time?
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