Jim Servito, an escapee from the U.S. involvement in Vietnam, possesses a brilliant criminal mind. Cynical and remorselessly ruthless, he has an enormous contempt for law, police, government, and the system in which they function. He assumes rules are for fools, and takes sadistic pleasure in breaking them. Karen Taylor is tired of life in private school for girls, the endless doting of her wealthy parents, and the monotony of constant female company. She wants out, to experience the real world, preferably on her own. Her priorities lead her to a providential and endless love affair with Mike King. Cruel and unusual fate leads her to a disastrous marriage to Jim Servito. Mike King has it made. A third generation medical candidate, a gifted athlete, his future appears perfect. Then everything changes. Instead of a career chosen for him, he wants one of his own. After enduring the nightmare of his final night with Karen, and disclosing his decision to his parents, he heads for British Columbia. His return a year later leads to a heart breaking reunion with Karen, a doomed marriage, and a perilous confrontation with Servito. The story you are about read is fiction, but the likelihood of it actually happening is intriguing. During the time-frame of the saga, conditions were perfect, opportunities too numerous to mention, and the door was opened wide enough to blow a criminal’s mind. Think about it the next time you arrive at a retail gasoline outlet to fill your tank. Do you really know where the gasoline came from? Do you know who delivered it? Are you sure all the relevant taxes are paid? Are you certain the gasoline you’re pumping is pure?