In which a half-forgotten tale of stolen silver, heard in youth and recovered years later, opens into the shadowed province of Sulaco, where revolution, treasure, and human vanity draw men into their obscure destinies. Out of that anxious vision arise Nostromo, Antonia, and the others, figures borne between pride, loyalty, betrayal, and the melancholy knowledge that some journeys, once begun, must be followed to their end.