Commitments — Mark Travis

Southern California, fall, 1971. Five young men meet as they register for law school. Derek McCall met Thomas Caine while they soldiered in Vietnam. Caine works at a hospital where he meets wealthy Kathryn Bradshaw who loves him and wants to introduce him to a world of wealth and power. Jacob Rosen has two sons and a wife, Ruth, who helps him in his plan to graduate first in the class. Privileged David Marshall is expected to be his family's third generation lawyer. He married beautiful Teri Henderson and threatens his lifestyle when he refuses to give Teri the child she demands. C. F. Hawke, half-breed Morongo Indian, promises his tribe part of his career. He questions that commitment as his lust for Sarah Cooper turns to love. When Sarah's father demonstrates bigotry, she must choose between her man and her family. Sandi Hardesty seeks a man who can provide her with a lavish lifestyle. She focuses on McCall, becomes pregnant, marries him, and watches her life fill with turmoil. Through law school and their early legal work, the young men learn the costs of their commitments to the law and the woman each one chose.