Nico is committed to earning his place among entrepreneurs like his father who has amassed a fortune through legal businesses and criminal enterprises. Whether he is successful depends upon his ability to negotiate the sale of a near priceless stolen artifact and survive the serious risks encountered along the way. Despite his best efforts and help from his father's dark associates, there are always unknown variables that can jeopardize his plans, as well as his life. But, help can also emerge from unexpected sources and unlikely characters that are struggling through entanglements of their own. Life is unpredictable much of the time and very fragile, as Nico painfully learns as his endeavors take him from the elegance of Europe to the tropical waters off Hawaii's shoreline. The choice between salvation and damnation becomes all too real. A young man's resolve and paternal bonds are severely tested by ambition and greed resulting in theft and murder across the globe.