Attorney John Garcia, caught up in the web of his profession's demands, feels trapped and is seeking a way out. Two independent events change his life--he undertakes the criminal defense of a young Chicano, and he's being pursued by persons who mean to harm him.

Attorney John Garcia, caught up in the web of his profession's demands, feels trapped and is seeking a way out. Two independent events change his life-he undertakes the criminal defense of a young Chicano, and he's being pursued by persons who mean to harm him.

A Rare Thing A Rare Thing is a story of redemption and forgiveness. In the small New Mexico town of San Carlos in the 1950s and 60s, a motherless Chicano youngster, Javier Jimenez, finds himself forced into manhood by circumstances not of his own choosing. The boy's father, Nicolas, a Korean War veteran who earned his singular moment of glory when he was awarded the military's Medal of Honor, loves and cares for his son dearly. But as he drinks himself into the depths of alcoholism, he struggles through life wallowing in self-pity. Javier tries his best to cope not only with his own...

A Rare Thing A Rare Thing is a story of redemption and forgiveness. In the small New Mexico town of San Carlos in the 1950s and 60s, a motherless Chicano youngster, Javier Jimenez, finds himself forced into manhood by circumstances not of his own choosing. The boy's father, Nicolas, a Korean War veteran who earned his singular moment of glory when he was awarded the military's Medal of Honor, loves and cares for his son dearly. But as he drinks himself into the depths of alcoholism, he struggles through life wallowing in self-pity. Javier tries his best to cope not only with his own...