In which the prosperous town of Sulaco pulses with restless industry and subtle tensions as Dr. Monygham returns from exile to find the women and workers entwined in a fragile web of loyalties and whispered conspiracies. Amidst the splendid Casa Gould and the looming shadow of the San Tome mine, the doctor and Mrs. Gould reflect on the inexorable pull of material interests that shape fate and fracture affection in this land of hidden treasures.