When Tom's old school friend, Robert, turns up in Mt. Thomas for the Saint Stephen's school reunion - dripping with money and big city success - Tom reassesses his own life and the choices he has made. A series of criminal acts surround Robert's arrival in Mt Thomas. The reunion is forced to move to the Imperial when there's a fire in the Hall, Robert's parent's home is burgled, and Robert's car is vandalised. When Robert disappears in suspicious circumstances, Tom investigates and discovers that there is more to success than material things.