The tragic stories that followed in the wake of the rescue of young Jessica McClure from an abandoned water well in Midland, Texas. When the spotlight began to fade, lives were left in tatters. Author D. Lance Lunsford spent two years researching the story. What he found was dysfunction, death and imprisonment. For the dozens of others involved in the rescue that created a worldwide media frenzy, it was a life-changing experience. This is that story.