His mother dies when he is born, and Henry Edwards suffers through a troubled childhood as the adopted son of a Jewish junkyard owner. Abe and Ruth Loeb who adopted Henry are murdered, and he is left alone in the world at the age of nineteen. His friend Andrew Stoddard, the lawyer who participated in Henry's adoption, encourages Henry to attend law school. Henry takes Andrew's advice and works his way through college and law school by becoming a cook...