In which the town of Paradise is transformed by the booming oil industry, revealing the complex and tense relations between capital and labour as union organisers begin to stir the workers to demand fair treatment amidst relentless industrial expansion. The elder Ross, caught between his obligations to the Employers’ Federation and his own sense of justice, faces an impending strike that threatens both his business and his conscience, while his son Bunny grapples earnestly with the harsh realities of power and fairness in this unfolding struggle.