Brad took the money and ran... right into the hands of the Mexican mafia. "Mitch" Mitchell and Brad Lewis: best friends, army buddies, and fellow employees of Commercial Trust Bank. But when Brad uses his position to steal millions in bearer bonds and runs off to Mexico with his secretary, it seems their friendship must come to an end. Then word gets back that Brad has fallen into the clutches of the Mexican mafia, the Imperioso. In exchange for his financial know-how, Ramirez, the Jefe ("boss") of the Monterrey mafia, will protect Brad from being extradited back to the United States. Brad is now set up for life, whether he likes it or not, because no one leaves the mafia... a least vertically. Mitch owes Brad much, including his current job, and comes up with a plan to get Brad out of Mexico and into the good graces of the United States authorities and Commercial Trust Bank. But can they pull it off? And will Brad have to leave the love of his life, Mercedes, daughter and only child of Ramirez, to face the wrath of her father