Many of us have experienced brokenness or have gone through a low point in life. Broken. It is the word that best described Beau Deal, as he sat on the steps of his grandfather's front porch and mulled over the changes in his life. He had lost nearly everything of value in his world. He was disgusted. It wasn't just his life that had turned upside down. Life in Scorpion Pass, Texas was in turmoil, as well, but it was becoming that way in every city. A black sedan zipped down the gravel road that ran in front of the property. Something wasn't right. Nobody drove this fast down country gravel roads unless they were racing or running from somebody. The vehicle made a sharp turn, fishtailed around the corner, and dumped what appeared to be a body out the passenger door. Beau Deal and his golden retriever rushed to discover a stranger face down in a muddy culvert. While Beau thought he was rescuing the man, it was actually the stranger that would help save him and possibly the nation.