The paths of Michael Hamming, poor boy turned rich, and Karyn McDonnell, heiress turned penniless, cross during the 2008 financial crisis. Michael decides to get revenge for that old grudge he has against Karyn’s late father. Karyn is in need, alone and defenseless. In total coolness, he offers to take care of her financial problems if she becomes his girlfriend. Karyn, who always liked Michael, accepts.
Karyn’s beauty and kind heart, however, conquer him, to the point that when Karyn is kidnapped, Michael takes chase, first aboard a speedboat, then riding a motorcycle to follow the clues left by the kidnappers and set her free.
As the events of October 2008 plunge the stock market into a record minimum, it is now Michael who gets in financial troubles and Karyn who goes to his rescue, trying to hide her good deed.
Light filtered through the porthole and shone onto Michael’s berth. He looked for Karyn. She wasn’t in bed. He called her name
and then walked into the bathroom. No Karyn. He stepped up on deck. The yacht swayed left and right, hardly protected by the stony
walls surrounding the marina. The skipper and the only sailor of the rented boat were busy gathering tables and chairs and stowing
them away.
"The wind came up strong just half an hour ago," said Vincent, the skipper. "This is a nice location, ideal for snorkeling,
but not the best to shelter us from the wind. Look at the tension on the rope holding the anchor. It might break." Vincent’s voice
carried plenty of worry, as he owned the vessel.
"Did you see Ms. McDonnell?" Michael asked.
"No."
Vincent rushed to
the prow and fastened the down riggings used for deep-sea fishing. Then he picked up the pillows and blankets that were sprawled on
the floor and carried them down the stairs. Michael descended after him and searched the rooms and all the cabins, closets, and boat
entrances he could spot. Karyn was missing.
"Vincent!" he called out.
"Yes, Mr. Hamming?"
"Stop working on the boat.
Ms. McDonnell is missing."
Vincent stood in front of him. "Not much I can do," he said. "Let me call for help."