In the summer of 1952, we are at war with China and Chinese Americans are afraid. As the 'red scare' of the McCarthy era gains momentum, people don't feel safe. As this oppressive atmosphere permeates the country, Chinese American reporter, Roland Lu, returns to his hometown of Millville. Things are not as he remembers. As he strolls down main street, a Chinese man shoots himself in front of city hall. Roland smells a story and soon learns that below the surface, Millville is full of interracial relationships that could tear the town apart. Roland also learns the Chinese are being fired from their jobs, and suspects that his old nemesis, Frank Dugan, is plotting to take their property.