Seven wealthy boys, all only children, become "brothers" for life as they grow from pre-school through the Brunswick School in Greenwich into successful adults. However, one of them may have committed murder when he was a teenager.CJ Strong, a young black man, is in prison for the murder he did not commit. Strong believes he knows who is guilty yet remains silent.It is the women these men love that determine their fate as lives unwind and virtues waver. Silvana DeLuna, the washer woman of San Blas, Puerto Rico has lost her man yet finds love anew with one of the "brothers," Naval Officer Traynor Johnson. Santa Alba, the beauty queen of Coamo, has moved into the heart of Eddie Wheelwright, displacing Valerie McGuire. Val is a brilliant Wall Street equity analyst, who is struggling, searching for the part of her that is missing.