Drop a tip about magnificent gems to a discontented girl who knows how to lift then easily and the plot takes on devious twists and turns. Valeri Feder escapes the legal nets with a trunk full of cash from the sale of the jewels to illegal arms dealers. Smart, alone, and on the run, Valeri needs to stay under many radars; the insurance investigator, two security agents who need to settle with her for breeching their system, the illegals who had the gems confiscated after paying handsomely for them, and the police. She will touch many lives on her trek to a new life.