The story, (Consensual Injustice) begins in the island of Puerto Rico. It depicts a poor, religious family (the Damantes) who are trying to make ends meet by laboring long hours, with minimal pay, in a Needleworks factory and by the crops that their farm produces. They are a peace-loving, quiet, folk living a life free of disturbances. But, they become victims of greedy, corporate men who become rich and powerful by depriving them of what rightfully belong to them. The Damantes are forced to sell their farm and old shack.
The story dissolves to New York city where we meet a young man, the son of the Damantes, Alberto Damante, the protagonist of the story who was ordered by a U.S judge to leave Puerto Rico, settle in New York City and refrain from engaging in criminal activities for his involvement in a massacre called the âPonce Massacreâ in which 22 nationalists were gunned down and 200 wounded as a result of an order by the Military Governor, Blanton Winship. The death of two policemen in the crossfire, precipitated the trial in which Alberto and the nationalists were accused and indicted but eventually exonerated on the terms that they evade trouble in the foreign land or face a long term imprisonment.
Unfortunately trouble follows Alberto. Shady characters take advantage of his vulnerability, employing him in plots and intrigues to serve their selfish interests. Alberto, unwittingly gets dragged into their weaved, tangled webs, without any means of escape. The illegal activities plotted by his antagonists get him in trouble with the police, and with his knavish employer, a honcho who manipulates and exploits minorities who never had a chance in life. One of which is Erica Romero, his prized dancer, a beautiful Hispanic who has also been victimized by the system. Erica is of an obscure nature who is very difficult to figure out because of her mercurial personality. However, because of her irresistible charms and sexuality, Alberto falls in love with her, exposing him once again to the dangers of a tryst with the bossâs paramour and to her own unpredictable whims.
In the end, Alberto and Erica must unite to defeat their adversaries. And they do so by turning the tables on them, by applying the same tactics and shrewdness in deception. The handsome couple stick to one another through thick and thin. But owing to Ericaâs volatile natureâ¦the question isâ¦will she remain loyal to him?