A young man fights for the one thing that can get him out of life’s vicious cycle: an education. James Wilson is a gifted scholar living in a dark world surrounded by human obstacles. Fighting within his inner circle threatens his chance. Brian Keating, James’ teacher, pries his eyes open to see what his future can hold, but tragedy strikes, and it is enough to make James doubt it all. Will James succumb to the calling of the streets or beat the immeasurable odds?