An able and ambitious woman from French Polynesia, Maeva Sopo makes her way to America. First Utah and then Colorado. After paralegal school, she becomes a valuable assistant to the principal attorney in a major Denver metropolitan injury-defense law firm.Maeva meets David Richards, a widowed and disillusioned plaintiff's injury attorney. They encounter each other professionally and develop a mutual respect and trust from some courtroom experiences. A shared strong emotional and sexual attraction evolves. This relationship is challenged by professional jealousy, violence, sudden death, criminal detention, COVID-19 spread, and separation by thousands of miles of the Pacific Ocean.