Why would anyone try to burn down Robert MacBryde's home? His job isn't much and he has no family. His father died four months previous when a hostage situation went sour and the police sharpshooter killed both the hostage taker and MacBryde's father with the same shot. Worse, an Hispanic that he comes to learn is an illegal from Mexico is the person who tries to burn it down. The mystery gets deeper when MacBryde finds out that the illegal was paid...