In this mystery thriller, Blake Stone, in a country turned upside down by the economic crisis, visits Mexico to try and find out what is happening to his company's profits. His old rattrap car, purchased to maintain his undercover identity, is searched at the United States border, and drugs are found in the quarter panels, placed there by the previous owner. He is railroaded through the legal system and becomes, "The Inmate." What happens then will change the world forever.