Recalled to life

In a near‑future where science has finally mastered reanimation, society wrestles with the consequences of bringing the dead back to life. The breakthrough that promised miracles instead spawns legal battles, personal grief, and a new class of uneasy existence. James Harker, a former governor turned lawyer, finds his routine courtroom life upended when a nervous scientist from a shadowy research lab appears at his office with a request that could reshape the whole debate.

The visitor, Dr. Benedict Lurie, represents Beller Research Laboratories, a private venture that prefers anonymity despite its groundbreaking work. As Harker listens, he discovers a tangled web of corporate ambition, political fallout, and the ethical quandaries of resurrecting people who once left the world behind. Intrigued and uneasy, he must decide whether to stay a passive observer or become an unexpected player in a controversy that could redefine what it means to be alive.