Just after the turn of the century on the eve of World War I society is divided into many different classes, and corruption is rampant high and low. The darkening storm of the looming war threatens to tear apart the lives and relationships of a group of close friends. At the eye of the storm is Clayton Spencer, an ambitious businessman, who must risk everything to be with the woman he loves. As the war breaks so do their lives, none of which will remain the same. These are indeed dangerous days for the friends, society and the world....