After finding her lover cheating, Andi Quinn rides her horse in a park. She meets a black youth named Kel stranded at trail's end, and gradually forms a polo team with him and his three friends. Crime surrounds the inner-city players as they struggle to compete in the "sport of kings." Andi hires McGarrity to defend Bucky on an assault charge as a heroin conspiracy threatens the safety of everyone around them. But who killed Kel's uncle, Bobby?