The son of the one of the country’s richest men is missing, presumably kidnapped. The ensuing search and rescue operation triggers a series of events dragging in one of the city hawkers’ scouts. Meanwhile, a manager in a financial firm tries his hand at money multiplication miracles, and a woman makes a difficult choice to secure a better world for her child. It is all a mess – the kind of social commentary that can only be told by one of Kenya’s most critically acclaimed contemporary writers.