Chasing the Golden Calf Author:Daisy Dugan What do people want - not wisdom, nor peace, but MORE? More money, more fame, more sex, more food, more life. Not love and understanding, but to be rich and famous. This is a dramatic story that tells of the failure of success, and the success of failure. The Lady is a vulnerable young widow. She has beauty beyond her comprehension. Her missi... more »on is to nurture and seek help for her child. The Child is trust, truth, and love. The Evil is separation, control, objectification, jealousy, pride, vanity, and selfishness. The Evil is leukemia that destroys the life of goodness; it wants more and cares not for goodness. She meets the Stalker. He is a collector of beautiful things, antiques, cars, and people. He is a wealthy and charming man with considerable power. Her beauty was an extension of his image. She gradually comes to learn that his import/ export business is not only antiques but heroin, cocaine and "mysterious items". He has been using her and the child to do the smuggling into the US, putting her and the child, at risk with the FBI and foreign authorities. If she denies him and refuses to obey, he will destroy her and the child. He tells her he has power and will not hesitate to use it. The Doctor can see the goodness and the need of the Lady and Child. He becomes very involved in their lives. The Lady and Child, are surrounded by people and institutions, seeking only their own financial needs. The Doctor loves the Lady and Child because he sees who they are. His training looked for opportunities to help reduce helpless suffering. Will he be able to save this child? The question: Who will win? The Stalker or the Doctor? The harder the Doctor tries to save the Child the Stalker uses his money to undermine them, with his powerful contacts. Will the Doctor lose his license or jailed on false charges? Will the Child die of leukemia? Will the Lady be killed or her reputation ruined? Will her family and friends pull away? What will really happen? Will love and goodness survive in a world of desire, lies, greed, and vanity? Will good, evil, or both prevail?« less