The story takes place in the 1930s, when the United States was in the midst of the Great Depression, the people were in low spirits, and Kansas City was full of gambling, prostitution and other criminal activities. O'Hara 's husband, Johnny, is a gangster who was detained by Sean, the local boss, for committing a crime. In order to save her husband, O'Hara risked kidnapping Caroline, the wife of a local politician, hoping to force her politician husband to use his network to urge Sean to release Johnny. As a result, in the process of getting along, there are some subtle emotional changes between kidnapper O'Hara and kidnapped Caroline. @ www.qimiyingshi.net