Frank Ogden is a retiree enjoying his condo when shots are heard from the apartment complex across the street. Included with the sounds of the gunfire, a bullet blasted through his lanai screen and into the wall next to his chair, making crime statistics a personal reality. The killing of a young boy at the apartments sparks his desire to be a participant in reducing crime. He sets out to discover criminal acts around his neighborhood and soon becomes involved in a more personal way. He is fighting a drug mob and soon finds that the mob is out to end his meddling. He continues his fight despite being constantly targeted by the mob. He skirts the law and mob as he walks a path ending at a tragedy unexpected. You will cry and then shout, "Get'em Frank," when reading the final chapters