The Good Book says to honor thy father and mother. What is a not-yet 9-year old supposed to do when his father is dead and his mother has abandoned him? His older siblings were sent to relatives. He is alone. The Crash of 1929 had nothing to do with his story; and yet, it was everything. On Hiram Carter's 18th birthday he set out to find his family. Once reunited they learn what really happened a decade earlier. Deceit, fraud, greed, betrayal, murder.