True story of choices, consequences, and compassion in a stess-filled environment that led to one life lost and another life found. Author shares his pattern for life that changed his outlook and approach to a negative environment through his new-found relationship with God that brought peace and contentment. This story also describes a struggle with the judicial system in which he was accused of a crime he did not commit and convicted, even though the evidence was in his favor. Writing his story was a three-year journey under adverse circumstances with the intent of helping others avoid his journey, or if not, to survive it.