Architect and builder Lee Morris becomes involved with saving Stratton Park racecourse, which faces ruin at the hands of the combative clan that wholly owns it. Connected with but not related to any of the family's warring factions, he nonetheless is drawn into the fray But when the infighting turns violent, Lee finds he is a major player in a supremely dangerous game. With multi millions on the line and menace edging closer, he wrestles with the most critical decision of his life.