Growing up in a foreign land Cam leads an adventurous childhood with his best friend Rich. Tragic events lead to Cam's comfortable childhood being snatched away from him, almost driving him mad. Tragedy and heartache follow Cam as he bounces from foster home to foster home. Rescued by an old woman he finds compassion and a deep love for learning. Just when he thinks his life is about to make a change for the better Cam breaks the law to protect a friend. He is thrown in prison. Cam finds trouble waiting for him around every corner, along with an unlikely pair of friends. Son of a notorious drug king pin, the eccentric and comical Primo Mercedes and his counterpart Dyson Greene are drawn to the wholesome, naive and dangerous Cam Ringer. Climbing over the walls he's built up over the years and into his heart Primo and Dyson forge an alliance with Cam that's tempered in fire. Homeless in Miami when he is released from prison, Cam finds himself part of a dangerous criminal enterprise shortly after being reunited with Primo and Dyson. Introduced to Jose Mercedes, Cam's love for learning is revived, over games of chess he's given wisdom. Head of an infamous Miami drug syndicate Los Trajes, Mercedes' captains begin to take an interest in Cam. The Brothers of Los Trajes start giving him a different type of education. Another family rises up to pry Miami from Jose Mercedes' clutches. When another family rises up to pry Miami from Jose Mercedes clutches Cam finds himself playing a game of chess where the wrong move might cost him his life...