At the center of it all: Two young men, best friends, recently honorably discharged, after a tour of duty in Viet Nam, both married their childhood sweethearts, now live in a duplex on Side Street. Then something happens to nearly destroy-their friendship. Will Side Street allow this dark secret, and the ills of the time: joblessness, illegal activity, infidelity, and secrets, to tarnish its beloved images? Can Cousin Bee's cafe, Bernie's Jewish grocery, The Well bar and racketeer Big Hank's pool room, all be able to survive these tough economic times? Will the neighborhood's renowned young athlete, disappoint a community which desperately needs a hero? Will God tie the tongues of the community leader and minister of the Baptist church, and its fresh, flirtatious, widowed choir director? Take a stroll down Side Street, stay a while, explore its secrets, and see for yourself how it all unfolds, and what makes this neighborhood like no other.