"First they betrayed him. Then they gambled with his life."
Set in a small politically unstable Latin American country, the story follows the half English and half Latino Dr. Eduardo Plarr, who left his home to find a better life. Along the way he meets an array of people, including British Consul Charley Fortnum, a representative in Latin America who is trying to keep Revolution from occurring. He is also a remorseful alcoholic. Another person the doctor meets is Clara, whom he immediately falls in love with, but there is a problem: Clara is Charley's wife.
Charley Fortnum
Dr. Eduardo Plarr
Colonel Perez
Clara
Leon
Aquino
Marta
Diego
British Ambassador
Dr. Humphries
Senor Escobar
Pablo
Miguel
Señora Escobar
Señora Sanchez
Henry Plan
U.S. Ambassador