A hundred years ago in the city of Atlanta a college professor discovers way to bind new concrete to old concrete. His fledgling business needs money. The professor borrows money from a young lover. He gives her a note for the amount of money from his new enterprise. Time passes and the enterprise becomes hugely successful. The note is forgotten-almost. In the year 2000 a business school professor learns about the note. Millions of dollars are at stake. The CEO of the enterprise must quell the information about the note. Conflicts arise and people die.