A Classic Saga of Virtue and EvilSanta Barbara, California - September, 1928It is generally thought by those who know such things that Estelle Abernathy is one of the richest women in the United States. Some claim she is the richest.Others, those who have dealt with Estelle personally, also know her to be ruthless, vindictive, and deadly as a rattlesnake. Of course none of those people would dare express such opinions publically, or even privately. Estelle has ears everywhere.Thus, Estelle Abernathy is a leading citizen in the wealthy seaside resort of Santa Barbara. Maintaining that illusion is crucial to Estelle because it is the camouflage behind which she conceals the immoral and depraved sins employed in her relentless pursuit of wealth and pleasure.