Ben Cromwell remembers the Great Caddo Pearl Rush of 1874. He was 14, and in love with an enchanting woman. His hometown of Port Caddo was dying, and by summer's end, the Pearl Boom had ended. Port Caddo was doomed, and the mystery of who killed Judd Kelso had begun. It took Ben 40 years to solve the mystery, and once he did, the proof came to him as the only witness.