When Moshe Sher takes a massive loan to avoid bankruptcy, he plunges headlong into an international web of intrigue and deception.

Left without money or status, his daughter is forced to break off a promising shidduch.

And his wife, Esther, is thrust into turmoil.
But Moshe is pulled back into the diamond industry when commissioned by the police force to probe a cache if ancient diamonds. His investigation takes him to West Africa, where, in the shadow of the slaves castles, Moshe is unwittingly entangled in the diamond mafia's internal battles. When all seems desperate, only his wit and faith can save him.

Even if he screamed, people would turn over in their sleep, attributing the noise to the shrill ghostly screams of the ancient slaves.