For years the drifter haunted the background of American life, roaming the side streets and highways that crisscross this vast country. Cool and handsome, with a single teardrop scar and a
knack for silence that keeps the world at bay, he is a man alone.That all changes on a rainy night in Chicago, when he witnesses a brutal assault on a young woman. By the time he reaches her,
the assailant is gone, leaving a trail that is all too easy to follow. But playing the good Samaritan may be more trouble than it's worth, when his moment of conscience hurls him into a shadowy
world of violence, intrigue and deception.