A trilogy of short stories, set in different times and places; crimes of passion, deceit, ending in justice, hope and courage..... In one story a seemingly, a successful "player" who has it all, does not see the scheme, in another, a victim of a hideous crime recovers her dignity but has to fight for her daughter's survival, then lastly, an innocent, driven to overcome a malady turns to a source of comfort, unknowing what lies beyond the helping hand