El Viejo is a historical remnant of El Rancho de Las Cuevas in a section of El Diablo county in California. By 1997 the town stands in the path of Pollard Park, a new town, created by ex-cattle baron, Monty Pollard. The town is weeks away from an election to sell their Mutual Water Company to the new town. Jesus (Jesse) Martinez, a diplomat, Esperanza (Ranza) Moreno, a career politician and Consuela Sanchez y Shrewsberry, an heiress. Jesse discovers that Consuela's 300 acre homestead and adobe mansion, La Casa De Las Flores are endangered and that Ranza, as a politician is a vivacious...