When Alan Craig's father was shot years ago, there had been no doctor in Coffin Gap to help him Now Alan has returned with his medical degree to what has become a thriving town But Jada MacQueen's hydraulic mining has polluted all the lowland waterways and killed parts of the range Alan's efforts to help are hampered by the two most powerful players in the town, MacQueen and Bowie French French was once Alan's best friend, and is the abusive husband of Alan's former love, Nola Alan has many challenges to overcome in his hometown