Geraldine Powell was a shy, mousey looking bookkeeper with a secret yearning for excitement and glamour. To make her dreams come true, over a twenty-five-year period Ms. Powell, as trusted credit union manager, embezzled funds in every conceivable way. With her new found riches, she became a Las Vegas high roller and a member of Kentucky horse racing society,purchasing property, race horses, and a thoroughbred horse breeding business. Everything was put in the name of her companion, Cindy Kelly. The two lived a gay life, until the FBI announced its investigation of the embezzlement of $6.2 million. Then Cindy disappeared with everything, running away with a handsome, socially prominent horse trainer. Jan Welles's exciting drama tells the try story of the nation's largest credit union embezzlement and Gerrie Powell's double life - juggling the books by day, rolling the dice by night - until her entangled life comes crashing down.