A biased white man, Ross Crass, is shamed by the downfall of his literary agency and the loss of his prize possessions, before surrendering to a new life in a housing project. Then, an act of urban violence lends the community support of a struggling African-American novelist and his grandmother, who rescue Ross. Although his experience appears to be an unfortunate twist of fate, a visiting angel has already explained it as a "sentence" for change.
       But why has God chosen Ross's life instead of the many other racists existing in the world? What role will the writer and his grandmother play in Ross's quest for change? Can Ross learn to embrace all humankind? All he knows for certain is that if he fails, he is promised an afterlife of eternal Hell.