"His thoughts were of Nadine.
Later as he drove in to work Maximillian remembered a curious incident only a week before. He remembered making himself a promise.that the next time an opportunity for happiness came his way, he would accept it. Then the very next day Nadine walked into his salon."

Maximillian Scott The reluctant adulterer. Despite his intelligence, he falls prey to women who may destroy him.

Nadine The girlfriend. She views Maximillian as her ticket out of the gripping poverty of East New York.

Beverly Scott The wife. Her marriage agenda did not include love, but...