"Those who have what it takes can make it right where God put them; going away is trying to hide your ineptitude among the strangers." With his brother's words permanently etched in his brain, Kostas, a headstrong Greek merchant seaman, jumps ship in America, determined to prove his brother and all others like him wrong. Though one among the thousands of illegal immigrants pouring into the country, striving to make it while dodging the long tenacles of immigration enforcement, he's certain his skill, his resourcefulness, and Providence will work in his favor.