A strong bond of trust and Brotherhood had formed over three years, but now, at a time when they could ill afford it, friction between the two partners was growing. Survival depended on cohesiveness, but neither of them knows how to deal with the personal conflicts that are dividing them; least of all what would become of them and the business that was at a pinnacle when the divide came.
Eventually they find themselves in a drought of major proportions. The quick-fix is to obtain a loan—but will this save them in time? Law enforcement agencies are closing in. Pressures and fears are growing.
He and his partner must now, more than ever, find a way to open up to the deeper reasons behind their personal downfall. In the past, working as two in body and one in mind, they had overcome many disasters that would have ruined them. Therein laid the solution to their demise.
A final and gripping catastrophe lands them in a Mexican jail. Faced with a long sentence, the author has one saving grace: the love of a young woman who came into his life shortly before his ruin. Through her he is inspired to gain back lost freedoms and to draw strength from the priceless wisdom gained during the five-year journey.
In the closing chapters, survival depends, once again, on overcoming immense odds; he and his fellow captives must band together and embrace brotherhood as never before.
