This is a multi-layered, novel which explores many complex aspects of human relationships. Mike and his girlfriend Rosie embark on a sometimes bizarre journey, where fate swings their fortunes like a pendulum, fro love to hate and from treachery to tragedy. The fact that Mike's dealer had failed to show up would be the catalyst for the couples dangerous adventure. Why, because their addiction compels them to steal from the type of people that would stop at nothing to retrieve their treasure. Slowly they become entangled in a web of their own making. The story begins in London when Rosie receives a gift that she may later regret.