When Barton Dirk and Harry Grim worked together there was a crime figure in Las Vegas who was willing to do Dirk a favor when asked, provided it had nothing to do with his business. The answer given was, "Rico Marcelli remembered his debts and to whom they were owed. Every morning when he saw his daughter, Tracy, across the table from him, he knew he owed Barton Dirk. " This prequel to the Harry Grim series tells that story, one of greed, violence, betrayal, and familial love.