The second in the series continues to follow the coming of age story of Jesus Messi as he studies to become a lawyer with his uncle Colonel Albert J. Fountain. The series covers the ten years leading to the infamously unsolved murders of Colonel Fountain and his eight-year old son Henry. In this book, Jesus begins to find his way in relationships with girls, tries his first case in court, helps the Colonel with the Mullens case and begins to understand the complex relationship with his family back home in Mexico.